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Scarf
North African
Medium/Technique
Brocade
Dimensions
81 x 231 cm (31 7/8 x 90 15/16 in.); Legacy dimension: 2.31 x .81
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft—The Gardner Brewer Collection
Accession Number01.6283
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAfrica and Oceania, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionIn the middle are various stripes of geometrical ornament, woven with yellow, white, green, pink and black silk, and gold thread. On both ends are borders of conventional plants and birds. On the sides are borders of deep pink, flanked by narrower borders of plain and fancy weave. The warp threads are left loose to form a fringe.