Ida ou Nadif
Anti-Atlas Mountains region, Morocco
Headscarf
INV-1598
Ida ou Nadif
Anti-Atlas Mountains region, MoroccoEarly 20th century
Arts of Africaneedlework (visual works)arts of Africa
Date
Early 20th century
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
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Edward E. Ayer Endowment in memory of Charles L. Hutchinson
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