Scarf
1900-1935 (made)
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Scarf, woven silk and cotton with decorative bands at one end. Cream silk weft and cotton warp plain-weave with three narrow bands of green silk and one band of dark red cotton at the top. The lower six inches are heavily decorated.
Attached to the lower, rolled, hem is a braid of silk and metal thread. Above that is a tightly woven band of dark red cotton divided in two by a narrow band of green silk and black cotton .Above this is a band of brocaded geometric motifs in silver and gold thread, green silk, black and dark red cotton. Above this is a band woven with yellow weft on which a triangle and two cross-shaped motifs have been brocaded in black and dark red cotton, silver and gold thread and green and purple silk.
Attached to the lower, rolled, hem is a braid of silk and metal thread. Above that is a tightly woven band of dark red cotton divided in two by a narrow band of green silk and black cotton .Above this is a band of brocaded geometric motifs in silver and gold thread, green silk, black and dark red cotton. Above this is a band woven with yellow weft on which a triangle and two cross-shaped motifs have been brocaded in black and dark red cotton, silver and gold thread and green and purple silk.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Plain weave silk and cotton |
| Brief description | Scarf, plain weave silk and cotton, Macedonia, 1900-1935. |
| Physical description | Scarf, woven silk and cotton with decorative bands at one end. Cream silk weft and cotton warp plain-weave with three narrow bands of green silk and one band of dark red cotton at the top. The lower six inches are heavily decorated. Attached to the lower, rolled, hem is a braid of silk and metal thread. Above that is a tightly woven band of dark red cotton divided in two by a narrow band of green silk and black cotton .Above this is a band of brocaded geometric motifs in silver and gold thread, green silk, black and dark red cotton. Above this is a band woven with yellow weft on which a triangle and two cross-shaped motifs have been brocaded in black and dark red cotton, silver and gold thread and green and purple silk. |
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| Credit line | Given by Tim Pryor in memory of Philip Thornton |
| Object history | Registered File number 1993/551. |
| Historical context | Worn by Mirdites, Catholic Albanians from the region around Prizren in Macedonia; early 20th century. |
| Production | When acquired, attributed to 1930s, Romanian. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Bossert, Helmut. Folk Art of Europe, pl. 24. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.218-1993 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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