A turquoise and yellow blue beaded snake make by a Turkish prisoner or war after World War 1. The snake is dated 1919 in the beadwork. A fine and large example, all beads intact, measuring 49\" long.\"Drawing on the rich tradition of textile crafts in the Ottoman Empire, Turkish soldiers incarcerated in British prison camps in the Middle East during and immediately after World War I made a variety of beadwork items to relieve the boredom of their prolonged imprisonment and to barter or sell for food and other amenities. Best known are the bead crochet snakes and lizards, but the prisoners also used loomed and netting techniques to produce necklaces, belts, purses, and other small items.\" -Jane A. Kimball

good condition

49 x 1 x 1 in