Quba'a

NameHood

CultureBani Malik

Datelate 20th Century

Place madeAsir, Saudi Arabia, West Asia, Asia

Place madeYemen, West Asia, Asia

MediumGlass beads, cotton, rubber

Dimensions7 7/8 × 7 1/16 × 4 5/16 in. (20 × 18 × 11 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase, A.2015.47.1

Object numberA.2015.47.1

Collections

Asia

DescriptionA hood made of black cotton beaded with rows of triangles, in two shades of blue, yellow, gold, green and red. Lined in taupe cotton. The chin strap consists of twenty-seven rows of white beads. At the proper right temple are three loops, and at the proper left temple are four loops. Behind these, connecting the two sides, and dangling under the chin are four strands of white beads and six strands of multi-colored (white, orange, green, and gold) held together with two rubber spacers.