Girl's head covering

NameHead cover

CultureHarb Tribe (Sunni Bedouin)

Date20th century

Place madeHijaz, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia

Place madeNajd, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia

MediumCotton, leather, silver (beads and thread); plastic buttons, cowrie shells, coins

Dimensions25 5/16 × 16 1/8 × 7 9/16 in. (64.3 × 41 × 19.2 cm)
Height: back from crown to point; Width is across face

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Anne Marie Weiss-Armush, A.2018.5.1

Object numberA.2018.5.1

ProvenanceThe donor married a Syrian man and moved to Saudi Arabia in 1976, where she lived for 11 years. During her stay she amassed a large collection of Middle Eastern garments.

DescriptionA black hood with natural cotton lining has "horns" (magruna) of rolled cotton adorned with silver, cowrie shells, and ending in back with three tassels (each side) wrapped and beaded at end. On one side the tassels are green and red and the other leather and silver. The primarily red (with a minimum of green) appliques in geomatric patterns are finished with a) silver, b) white, plastic/pearlized buttons, c) buttonhole stitch, cowrie shells, and d) two coins that complete the back point.