Headscarf
Ida Ou Nadif
1900–1925
- Medium
- Wool and linen, plain weave; embroidered with wool, silk, cotton, and linen in chequered chain, double running, herringbone, threaded herringbone, pattern darning, satin, and stem stitches; silk-, cotton- and linen- wrapped cut tassels; top edge: linen and wool, weft twining; warp fringe wrapped with wool and embroidered with silk in compound cross stitches: lower edge: silk, centered weft twining; edged with cotton wrapped cord; silk and cotton wrapped cut tassels
- Dimensions
- 76.1 × 64 cm (30 × 25 1/4 in.)
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
wool (textile)arts of AfricaAfrican Textilesneedlework (visual works)Textile
