Tanchifa (Head or Shoulder Scarf)
1701–1900
- Medium
- Cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk; applied fringe
- Dimensions
- 221 × 40.6 cm (87 × 16 in.)
- Genre
- Textile
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
19th centurysilk (fiber)floralgeometricneedlework - bookgarmentembroideryAfrican Textilesneedlework (visual works)cotton (fiber)Textileweaving18th Centuryembroidering