Woman's Shawl or Head Covering
https://clevelandart.org/art/2024.73
A woman would have worn this embroidered textile on her head or her shoulders, with the motifs on her back. It was likely adorned by itinerant Hausa embroiderers, whose knowledge as Koranic scholars inflected their work with a symbolic and calligraphic style. The large, almond...
Artifact
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674614
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en
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2024.73
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| largeImageUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2024.73/2024.73_web.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2024.73/2024.73_web.jpg |
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Terms
Genre
Textile
Department
African Art
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