Original Ottoman Empire WWI Turkish Prisoner of War Souvenir Snake Dated 1913 Holsters & Cases ɛmˌpfɛŋɐ]

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Photographs showing the de-milled parts are available as well as those after the cosmetic restoration has taken place

Exudes age and history

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Original Ottoman Empire WWI Turkish Prisoner of War Souvenir Snake Dated 1913 Holsters & Cases ɛmˌpfɛŋɐ]Original Item: Only One Available. This souvenir beaded snake, brought back after the First World War by a USGI and originates from the Ottoman Empire. 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 bead work items to relieve the boredom of their prolonged imprisonment and to barter or sell for