Not currently on display at the V&A

Headband (‘Iqāl)

1960s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Agal head-dress of black twisted silk bound together and decorated with silver-gilt threads. It is formed into four ropes and each end is completed with a tassel.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk bound with silver-gilt threads
Brief description
Headband (‘iqāl) of black twisted silk bound with silver-gilt threads, Syria, 1960s
Physical description
Agal head-dress of black twisted silk bound together and decorated with silver-gilt threads. It is formed into four ropes and each end is completed with a tassel.
Dimensions
  • Length: 76in
  • Width: 1.25in
Object history
Purchased. Registered File number 1987/1935.
Collection
Accession number
T.326-1987

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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