Antique Ceremonial Head Scarf
N°
01710
Period
Circa 1930
Origin
Anti Atlas, Morocco
Materials
Wool
Status
Available
Size
69 cm x 52 cm2'3" x 1'8"
A very finely woven wool veil used as a head cover in the wedding ceremony among the Ida ou Nadif Berber people of the Moroccan Anti Atlas region. The red tonality is obtained with the resist-technique using henna pigments. Conserved on a black cotton backing and then mounted on a wooden stretcher.