Antique Ceremonial Head Scarf
N°
01712
Period
Circa 1930
Origin
Anti Atlas, Morocco
Materials
Wool
Status
Available
Size
90 cm x 85 cm2'11" x 2'9"
A very finely woven wool veil used as a head scarf 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. Mounted on a black cotton backing on a wooden stretcher. A true work of minimalistic tribal art.