A pair of Middle Eastern decorative scrolls, possibly executed on parchment or thin leather, each depicting a figure in traditional Kurdish costume. The left scroll illustrates a male figure wearing an orange tunic, a vertically-striped waistcoat, a wide cummerbund, and voluminous pleated trousers known as sirwal, accessorised with a traditional turban and hand-woven klash shoes. The right scroll depicts a female figure in a long white gown featuring embroidered floral motifs at the hem and a red patterned bodice, shown with a long white headscarf or veil held by a decorative headband.
The artwork is rendered in ink with light tinted washes. Both scrolls are mounted on dark-stained, turned wooden rollers with leather hanging straps. Inscriptions in Persian script are present at the base of each piece. The bottom right inscriptions translate to Mardan-e Kord (Kurdish Men) on the left scroll and Zanan-e Kord (Kurdish Women) on the right. Both scrolls bear a further inscription at the bottom left transcribing as Chareh Naqsh, which likely refers to a workshop or artist name.
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