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Kerchief (tensifa)

1700–1899
Linen, silk, gold, silver, dye
Overall: 241.9 x 39.4 cm (95 1/4 x 15 1/2 in.)
Gift of J. H. Wade 1916.1238
Location: 234 Textile Gallery
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Tiny traces of graphite on this textile show us how the artist carefully outlined the design to be embroidered.

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This beautiful kerchief, worn wrapped around the head, was part of elegant bathing equipment that well-to-do women wore while relaxing in a hammam after bathing. The floral and foliate embroidery reflect a fashion that lasted for more than a century. This example is dominated by lavish, radiating gold and silver thread.
Kerchief (tensifa)

Kerchief (tensifa)

1700–1899

Africa, North Africa, Algeria, Algerian embroiderer

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