Mendil

NameHead Shawl

Dateca. 1930s

Place madeHistoric Palestine, Middle East or West Asia, Asia

Mediumwool, silk

Dimensionsoverall: 1 M 88 CM X 1 M 86 CM

Object numberFA.1972.25.5 D

Collections

Palestinian Dress and Jewelry

DescriptionMaroon. Machine embroidered in multi-colored thread in floral motif. Edges are fringed in brown thread.

FA. 72.25-5d Width: 101 cm. Mendil (1930s) This light, factory-made shawl is of dark red wool. It is decorated with machine embroidery in yellow, purple, brown, and pink rayon. The floral motifs are not at all traditional. On all four sides is a brown fringe border, also of rayon. These lighter weight, mass-produced shawls came to replace the heavier shambar. Many of these new mendils were made in a Bethlehem factory. Length: 148.5 cm. Width: 138 cm. Fringe length: 26 cm. (Palestinian Costume and Jewelry, Yedida Kalfon Stillman, 1979 ISBN: 0-82630490-7)