Rabbi Paul Citrin's First Tallit
Date1959
Mediumpolyester, rayon with string tzitzit, embroidery
Dimensions61 x 16 1/2 in. (154.9 x 41.9 cm)
ClassificationsTextile, Fiber Arts, & Beadwork
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Paul Citrin
Object numberPC2021.57.6
DescriptionThe cream-colored prayer shawl has matching traditional tzitzit hanging from both ends. The tzitzit are the fringes are tassels that are attached to traditional or ceremonial clothes for Jewish men. The shawl is a long horizontal rectangle that hangs around the neck. There are a series of blue horizontal stripes decorate the shawl above the tzitzit. Along the edge of the shawl there is a neckband with a sewn piece of fabric with golden fringe that features an embroidered prayer written in Hebrew gold lettering. There are Star of Davids embroidered at the beginning and end of the prayer, with hebrew lettering within.On View
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