Ancient Egyptian traditional costume 'Drapery'

▶ Ancient Egyptian traditional costume 'Drapery'
 
Egyptian traditional costume 'Drapery' means that it simply drapes a part of the body or form to wear loosely around. Because of the hot, dry subtropical climate in Egypt, form of 'Drapery' ungripped the body were developed. The length of 'Drapery' and various decoration show off status and power. But, there was limited form of slave class.

 Decoration and coloring 

  Though we find Egyptian costume in many instances decorated all over with woven or printed patterns, decoration in the main was confined to accessories such as the head-dress, collar, and girdle, these being often painted, embroidered, beaded, or jeweled. See various examples given. The coloring which was usually, though not invariably, confined to the decorations consisted of simple schemes, variations of the hues of red, blue, green, yellow, and deep purple.
  The decoration patterns were either embroidered, painted, beaded, or jeweled; the favorite lotus flower is almost always in evidence in the designs.The coloring of these patterns is chiefly taken from painted representations of persons and ornaments. To arrive at the exact coloring used if the garments were decorated with dyed materials the description of the types of colors used in dyeing ancient Assyrian and Persian costumes.

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