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Kurdish woollen gloves

Object

Gloves

Production date

1997

Object number

2010.119

Physical Description

These woollen gloves were bought by a student in Kurdistan for a very cold winter. They were sold by a man who had escaped to the capital city of Diyarbakir after his house was burnt down by the Turkish army. His wife knitted the gloves, which they then sold to survive. The student brought the gloves with him when he moved to London in 1999.

Material

Wool

Dimension

Height (Each): 290mm
Width (Each): 170mm
Depth (Each): 12mm

On display?

No