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Bride's Headdress
Bride's Headdress
Bride's Headdress

Bride's Headdress

Artist Artist unrecorded
Date19th century
Place madeTetuan, Morocco, Africa
MediumPearls, emeralds, gold, silk, cotton
Dimensions6 5/16 x 12 1/8 in. (16 x 30.8 cm)
ClassificationsClothing, Headwear
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Florence Dibell Bartlett, A.1955.86.757
Object numberA.1955.86.757
DescriptionBlack velvet sewn on canvas and covered with small pearls, precious stones, and gold ornaments. Two braids 31 cm l hang from either side. Two ties hold it on.
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