A hiti is normally composed of a series of panels, each with a design in the shape of an arch (qus). Above the arches there is a band with one or two rows of geometric patterns reminiscent of a balustrade. The gold thread embroidery on the hitis was worked using underside couching and leather templates. Hence the production of these costly hitis was allegedly supervised by the local guild of leather workers.
Source: STONE, Caroline (1985). The Embroideries of North African, Harlow: Longman, pp. 38-40.
Indianapolis Museum of Art online catalogue (retrieved 23 April 2017).
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