Head Scarf of black cotton/wool with stylized print in pink, yellow and grey of conventionalized bird motif

Title
Head Scarf of black cotton/wool with stylized print in pink, yellow and grey of conventionalized bird motif
LC Subject
accessories (object genre)
Donor
Ingalls, Ida
Description
Head Scarf of black cotton/wool with stylized print in pink, yellow and grey of conventionalized bird motif, paisley, lotus buds, flowers and medallions; worn around the head area as protection from sand, wind and sun - held in place by a circlet rope called, Agal; worn by Judea Shepherds.
Motif
Conventionalized bird, Lotus bud Flowers Medallions
Work Type
headscarves
Location
Israel
Date
1801/1900
Identifier
1952.013.001
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Cotton Wool
Technique
Print Resembles chain stitch Keffiyeh Shemagh
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University
Note
Gift to the donor from her uncle in 1930 and purchased by him during his travels to the Near East. Might be early 20th century.