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Sayed Mahmoud

Also known as: Sayed Mahmoud; primary name: Mahmoud, Sayed; other name: Mahmud, sayid
Details: individual; fibre/textile worker; Egyptian; Male
Life dates: 1969-
Address: Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Centre, Harrania, Sakkara Road, Giza, Egypt
Biography: Born in Harrania village. Has been weaving since the age of 13. Member of Suzanne Wissa Wassef's weaving group. Employed as full-time weaver at the Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Centre since the early 1990s. Mahmoud's tapestries have been exhibited world wide since 1980s. Included in collections of the Musée Jean Lurçat, Angers and the Petrie Museum, London.

Title: Banks of the Nile |
Museum number: 2009,2032.1 |
Producer name: Made by:Sayed MahmoudMade by:Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Centre |
Production date: Mar 2008- Feb 2009 |
Production place: Made in:Harrania |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Harrania