Al Girtig Tray Painting - لوحة صينية الجرتق

As per the owners passion for the Girtig traditional wedding ceremony uniquely arranged only for Sudanese weddings ,and inspired by the “Girtig” pots and brass large tray owned previously by my late grandmother Sitana Bedri owned before by her legendary late father Babiker Bedri ,which were used for most family members.

The painting shows the tray placed in a table covered by the "Garmasees" silk cloth and beside it shows part of Angareeb- "عنقريب" traditional wooden bed where the bride and groom sit during the ceremony.

Inside the tray are positioned a pair of “Hugs” “wooden painted containers with a unique shape for storing the herbs used during the ceremony and a colored clay traditional scent holder “mubakhir” and the other clay pot with a cover for storying the sandal wood before burning, and the perfumes spared by the groom among his celebrating guests, and the dates bole he throws to the guests too, two glasses of milk bride and groom spray playfully at each other, with the traditionally necklaces, the head piece worm by the groom "الحريرة" at the central decorated bowel , in addition to few jewelry which will be presented to the bride from the groom's family. At the background shows the tent walls made of breaded dry palm leaves "برش".

Materials: Non-toxic acrylic paint, diluted gold dust powder, 3D liquid liners on a 100% cotton canvas stretched on a wooden frame with a middle supportive wooden truss.. 

Care instructions: Wipe clean with a dry cotton cloth.

Hanging instructions: Best be be hung on a wall with a min. clear area of 40cm surrounding it from the (4) sides.