Man's Turban Cloth
1850–1875
- Medium
- Cotton plain weave with woven gold metallic thread band and fringe, known as muslin or mul mul; tie-dyed with vegetable dyes; inked inscription
- Dimensions
- 1275.1 × 14.6 cm (502 × 5 3/4 in.)
- Genre
- Head covering
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
19th centurynatural dyemuslinaccessories (object genre)costume accessoryvegetable dyecheckerboardsgoldgeometrictie-dyedzigzagsdyeingfolding (process)head coveringcostumecotton (fiber)Textilewavesplaidgeometric motifplain weaving