Object search for beurs reveals many many interesting finds, particularly this gem: Object 10359
The photographer (bless him!) took a picture of the side of the piece:
Take a look at the frontal pictures, particularly the drawstrings. I wonder if those large turks-head knops are not in fact part of the drawstring, but there to aid opening the bag.. in which case the drawstrings appear to pass through a hole in the center of each.
3 comments:
First, thanks for linking to my article about alms purses.
Second, I was wondering if you have ever successfully created closed Turks Head knots. Or, Chinese knots, or Monkey Fist knots... they're all similar AFAIK, and possibly the same thing in some folks' lexicons. If you have successfully created such closed knots, could you show me how? I've been dying to learn for YEARS now.
Thanks!
-Tasha
Just in lexical terms, am I understanding correctly that a "closed" knot is a knot where both the ends are hidden from view? I have made 2 Turks Head knots just based on instructions I found online (did I email you that link?), however I haven't applied them to anything (e.g. the head of a tassle) so for now they exist in a vaccuum. I'll report back once I've successfully (or unsuccessfully) wound one onto something else, because I foresee problems in tightening and, ultimately, hiding those loose ends.
This is my interpretation of this purse:
https://picasaweb.google.com/116267891089227917936/JaMuzniczkaZAksamituJedwabnego?authuser=0&feat=directlink
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