Siirt Jacket - M sesami-service This was a blanket made

This was a blanket made entirely from what was at hand

they represent an era when resourcefulness and upkeep were integral to daily life

66" L x 12

That it survives as one

year after year

Siirt Jacket - M sesami-service This was a blanket madeOne of one c. 1900 Southeastern Anatolia Provenance Cut from a Siirt blanket, Southeastern Anatolia, circa 1900. Made from the hair of Angora goats grazed across the high plateaus of the region one of the few materials that could hold warmth against a winter that offered none. Siirt blankets were a staple of Anatolian and Kurdish households for centuries, woven by hand and passed between generations. Shepherds carried them into the mountains. Families