Head Scarf of off-white and red woven cotton gauze with red surface embroidery

Title
Head Scarf of off-white and red woven cotton gauze with red surface embroidery
LC Subject
accessories (object genre)
Donor
Simmerville, Clara L.
Description
Head Scarf of off-white and red woven cotton gauze with red surface embroidery; large center square of simple grain-like motif pattern; ends are trimmed in a plaid as part of the weave with bands filled with surface embroidery of a plant-like motif pattern; open fringe with closed ends.
Motif
Plant or grain motif Plaid
Work Type
headscarves
Location
Jordan
Date
1960/1969
Identifier
1990.002.003
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Cotton
Technique
Surface embroidery by machine
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University