Antique Ceremonial Head Scarf
N°
01709
Period
Circa 1930
Origin
Anti Atlas, Morocco
Materials
Wool
Status
Sold
Size
170 cm x 108 cm5'6" x 3'6"
A very finely woven wool veil used as a head cover in the wedding ceremony among the Ait Abdallah Berber people of the Moroccan Anti Atlas region. The pattern is obtained with the resist-technique using henna pigments. Conserved on a black cotton backing and mounted on a wooden stretcher. A true work of minimalistic tribal art.