DepartmentTextiles-Africa
Shawl
NameShawl
CultureAsyut
Datec. 1920
Place madeEgypt, Africa
MediumCotton, silver alloy
Dimensions88 × 37 in. (223.5204 × 93.9802 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.23
Object numberA.1995.93.23
DescriptionRows of plant motifs, repeated abstract designs, and house-like shapes cover the length of the shawl working bi-symmetrically from the ends to the center; colors are off-white and silver; made from cotton and silver alloy.
20th century
Mid-20th century
Late 19th century
Prior to 1963
ca. 1910
