DepartmentTextiles-Asia

Man's headscarf

NameHeadscarf

Date1990

(not assigned)Yemen, Middle East, Asia

MediumCotton

Dimensions44 7/8 × 43 11/16 in. (114 × 111 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of James McGrath, A.2015.73.77

Object numberA.2015.73.77

Collections

Asia

DescriptionHand embroidered (up down stitch ?) in red and dark burgundy on a white and red machine-woven cotton. The center panel is checkerboard style and the surround is in chevrons. Small pompons edge each side. At corners are three small and one large tassel coming from/attached to a small three-strand braid.