Turkoman Tribal Tassel - SINGLE - Vintage Silk / Cotton Tribal Tassels - Belly Dance
Single vintage Turkoman tassel. Black fiber, white and multi-color beading on the fringes and around the strands. This piece looks like six individual tassels have been braided together to create a single, larger tassel. Great for dance costuming or hair adornment.
Single vintage Turkoman tassel. Black fiber, white and multi-color beading on the fringes and around the strands. This piece looks like six individual tassels have been braided together to create a single, larger tassel. Great for dance costuming or hair adornment.
Single vintage Turkoman tassel. Black fiber, white and multi-color beading on the fringes and around the strands. This piece looks like six individual tassels have been braided together to create a single, larger tassel. Great for dance costuming or hair adornment.
Vintage handmade Turkoman tassel. Six smaller tassels have been braided together to create one larger piece. Small white glass beads at the ends of the fringes and and write and multi-color beading are wrapped around the bottoms of the individual tassels. There is some thread wrapping in deep red and crochet work at the bottoms of the main cords. I have heard these tassels referred to as “doll’s feet” tassels.
The Turkoman people use tassels in their homes, on their clothing/accessories and on their animals. Traditionally they are used to distract the evil eye and keep evil spirits from focusing on the human or animals that are wearing them. Turkoman tassels add a lot of color to your hair garden, costume or other belly dance accessories. Plus they help to keep those evil spirits at bay!
Item No. TTS0143
Total Length: About 14 inches total length
Attachment: No obvious means of attachment. The braid it tied at the top and could be sewn or otherwise attached to costuming.
Materials: Cotton / silk, glass beads
Fiber Color(s): Black, deep red thread wrapping, olive green crochet at the bottoms.
Additional Info: This bundle is comprised of 6 individual tassels braided together.
Area of Origin: Central Asia
Condition: Vintage
This listing is for a SINGLE tassel as shown.
Please check photos carefully for condition. You will receive the exact piece(s) shown in the photos on this page. This is a USED piece that has previously been used as or adorned tribal clothing, accessories, household goods, animal trappings or other items. As a previously used tribal item it may have small flaws such as loose threads, missing beads, frayed edges, may be faded or worn, or have other small flaws.
A NOTE ON THE CONDITION OF TRIBAL ITEMS: Our tribal beadwork and textile items are used tribal pieces from faraway lands. As used pieces our items may be frayed, faded or otherwise reflect their prior lives as treasured tribal pieces. Please know that we strive to maintain the tribal allure of our items and therefore we do not clean or repair these pieces in any way. This not only maintains the old, tribal look of each piece that our belly dance customers seek, but also preserves the value of a piece that the cleaning process may diminish.
We do our best to describe any flaws that may be present, and we encourage you to read the full description and look at all photos closely to judge the condition of the item for yourself and know exactly what you are ordering. If you have questions about the condition of any item, please ask!
