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DepartmentTextiles-Europe

Waist scarf

NameScarf
CultureOttoman/Muslim
Dateca. 1875
Place madePrizen, Kosovo/Macedonia (contested), Europe
MediumSilk
Dimensions69 11/16 × 24 7/16 in. (177 × 62 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Bernard and Susan Ziobro, A.2016.1.44
Object numberA.2016.1.44
Collections
DescriptionWaist scarf made of one piece of silk in orange, cream, and black. Its fringe is of twisted warp threads in black, red, and white.
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