Shawl or Head wrap of woven red silk and cotton with fine blue check and colorful laid-in bands

Title
Shawl or Head wrap of woven red silk and cotton with fine blue check and colorful laid-in bands
LC Subject
textiles (visual works)
Donor
Simmerville, Clara L.
Description
Shawl or Head wrap of woven red silk and cotton with fine blue check and colorful laid-in bands in yellow, green, red, blue and silver check and stripe patterns; fringed ends.
Motif
Check plaid Stripes
Work Type
dolmans (mantles)
Location
Tunisia
Date
1960/1969
Identifier
1990.002.001
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Silk Cotton
Technique
Melia Head wrap Woven Laid-in bands
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University
Note
Saw a similar Melia online worn for weddings and/or special occasions.