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2018.37.72

Woman's cotton head scarf, dyed indigo with a red border. [AFS [OPS move] 15/7/2019]

2018.37.72

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Collection type
Object
Description
Woman's cotton head scarf, dyed indigo with a red border. [AFS [OPS move] 15/7/2019]
Long description
Woman's cotton head scarf, dyed indigo with a red border. One corner has been stamped with a square stamp which reads '[illegible] T: INDIA J FOR EXPORT ONLY MAKRAMAAZMI SUPER FINE MEACERI[illegible]ED SECONDS 44" X 2 YDS MADE IN INDIA 100% COTTON' in white print. This stamp has transferred partially onto another corner, indicating that the fabric may have been folded when stamped. [AFS [OPS move] 15/7/2019]
Geographical reference
Yemen
Asia > Western Asia > Yemen
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector Jenny Balfour-Paul
PRM source Jenny Balfour-Paul
Date
Date collected
1983
Acquisition information
Donated: 03/03/2016
Materials and processes
Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Material Pigment, Process Woven, Process Dyed, Process Stamped
Dimensions
Length x Width 1780 x 970 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2018.37.72 Other numbers: NY11
Associated publications
Balfour-Paul, Jenny, Indigo in the Arab World, Routledge, 1997 [AF [EFCF project] 23/8/2019] Balfour-Paul, Jenny, Indigo: Egyptian Mummies to Blue Jeans by , British Museum Press, 1998 [AF [EFCF project] 23/8/2019]

Search terms: Textile, Clothing Textile, Clothing Headgear, Headdress

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