'ajar
- Museum number
- Af1998,01.43
- Description
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Woman's head-veil ('ajar) with black-dyed wool warp and black- and red-dyed wool weft in alternating horizontal stripes. Veil narrows slightly from top to bottom. Multi-coloured wool embroidery along top edge of veil, with a small pompom at each corner, three along top edge and three below in centre of veil. Hand, sun, scorpion and other animal designs embroidered around central pompoms. Line of sequins sewn in centre of cloth along line of embroidery. Deep openwork fringe of knotted and interlaced black wool cords ending in tassels.
- Production date
- 20thC(late)
- Dimensions
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Length: 141 centimetres
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Width: 154 centimetres (max)
- Curator's comments
- The head-veil is worn by women and girls in Tunisia.
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- Good.
- 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
- Af1998,01.43
