sonoran-gypsy: historyarchaeologyartefacts:“Small Knife with Sheath” The Ottoman Empire, 18th centur
sonoran-gypsy: historyarchaeologyartefacts:“Small Knife with Sheath” The Ottoman Empire, 18th century. Material: steel, silver, bone, horn, mother-of-pearl, enamel [1359x1920] I love when someone posts something that practically pulls an image directly from my head. ❤️ If it were just a bit longer, it’d be perfect, but this is absolutely the aesthetic. ❤️She returned wearing bulky wool trousers bloused over soft-soled camel hair boots, and a knee-length wool coat buttoned snugly from waist to throat, belted with a wide leather girdle. The slacks were pale brown, the coat bronze with embroidered sienna accents, and he could see the collar and cuffs of a dark green blouse beneath. Her hair was a sun-russett brunette that actually looked natural, and she was tying it up into a complicated turban with a length of translucent bone-white linen. He watched her disappear into the closet without a glance in his direction.…She emerged with the headdress in place and a sheathed dagger in her hand, long and curved, which she buckled to the girdle on the left.… “And the fancy getup?” She was dressed like a gypsy Sikh from the Ottoman empire, which was decidedly not Amber Court garb.“Everyone thinks I’ve been in Deig’a.” (reference fic) -- source link
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