Handira (Woman's Shawl)
Ait Ouarain; Amazigh
Caption
Ait Ouarain; Amazigh. Handira (Woman's Shawl), early 20th century. Split-weave kilim and embroidered wool with wool shag, Old Dims: 80 x 36 in. (203.2 x 91.4 cm) New Dims 2005: 92 x 44 in. (233.7 x 111.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Estate of Virgil H. Bird, 2006.68.1.
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Cultures
Title
Handira (Woman's Shawl)
Date
early 20th century
Medium
Split-weave kilim and embroidered wool with wool shag
Classification
Dimensions
Old Dims: 80 x 36 in. (203.2 x 91.4 cm) New Dims 2005: 92 x 44 in. (233.7 x 111.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Virgil H. Bird
Accession Number
2006.68.1
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