head-shawl;
bakhnuq
- Museum number
- Af1998,01.20
- Description
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Woman's rectangular head-shawl (bakhnuq) made of brick red-dyed wool and white cotton with short twisted wool fringes at both short ends. Decorated throughout with geometric patterns in white cotton; four plain red wool blocks on either side of central pattern elements.
- Production date
- 20thC(late)
- Dimensions
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Length: 218 centimetres
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Width: 111 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- The head-shawl (bakhnuq) is worn over the head by women and girls in Tunisia. It is generally rectangular and large enough to conceal the face.
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- Good; slight staining in places.
- Acquisition date
- 1998 (25 February)
- Acquisition notes
- This fieldwork collection was purchased, together with Af1998,02-03, using BP (British Petroleum) sponsorship in February-March 1998.
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af1998,01.20