DepartmentTextiles-Europe
Mahrama
NameHeadscarf
CulturePomak Muslim
Place madeGyumyurdzhisko, Bulgaria, Europe
MediumCotton
Dimensions46 1/16 × 49 3/16 in. (117 × 125 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Bernard and Susan Ziobro, A.2015.20.68
Object numberA.2015.20.68
ProvenanceDonor grew up in Pittsburgh, PA as part of a local Yugoslav immigrant community. See long history of the collection in object file.
DescriptionThis headscarf is made of two pieces of woven cotton (both white) with 13cm ends that are predominantly in red, accented with green, black, yellow, blue, and white stripes. At the corners are fringed areas in the same colors.
1910-1940
Late 19th - early 20th century
c. 1900
Early-mid 20th century
