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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 11310823, member: 8267&quot;]The instrument being played may be a type of kemenche/kemençe, a 3 stringed&nbsp; instrument played with a bow and held vertically. Variations are traditional in Turkey, Greece, and regions around the Black Sea. The one depicted in the embroidery seems to be unusually large, but then so are the flowers.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]540871[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemenche" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemenche" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemenche</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Another observation - I notice that, although there is some variation in the details of the embroidery, the repeating designs look virtually identical in form. This may indicate that the outlines may have been applied first with a wood block stamp, and then embroidered. There appear to be faint outlines visible in the face here, where the embroidery stitches are absent - </p><p>[ATTACH=full]540873[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps you can see more in a close examination.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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