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head scarf
Before 2001
An indigo, gold and pale yellow tie dyed head scarf. The piece is constructed from one long and four short fragments machine stitched and hemmed. The damask material has a small star patterning, and...
head scarf
Before 2001
A green and brown tie dyed head scarf. The piece is constructed from one long and four short fragments machine stitched and hemmed. The damask material has a small circle patterning, and the tie-dye...
head scarf
before 1947
A Serbian head square embroidered with isolated circular pomegranate motifs set along each of the four edges. Small hook edgings around the motifs and linear patterns embroidered along the hem are ch...
head square
before 1947
This item has been embroidered along all four edges with repeating isolated motifs of grapes and vine leaves. A narrow border of floral scrolls runs along the bottom edge of this pattern. Stitch tec...
man's head wrapper
late 20th Century
A man's head wrapper made up of eight narrow strips hand sewn together and heavily dyed in indigo. This item was purchased from the dyer in a village outside Kano. These male head wrappers are made b...
batak head cloth
1950-1973
Purple and crimson fabric with fine tassels. The design is of fine vertical blue stripes woven to a diamond design, with yellow and red vertical stripes, and gold thread horizontal banded designs. T...
woven tribal style head
Barker, Mary (1907-1999)
mid 20th-20th Century
A hand weaving of an elongated female head with a green headdress and braided hair. The main colours are off-white, beige and dark grey. There is also green, bright blue and metallic silver yarn. T...
Aso-Oke outfit: head tie
c.1976-1984
This is a large, predominantly blue handwoven Aso-Oke head tie, woven in Ilorin, northern Yorubaland. Aso-Oke is a highly prized form of Yoruba handwoven cloth. This cloth is made up of six narrow st...
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Facial makeup in Beijing Opera [head scarf]
Shanghai Edelweiss Silk Woolen Co., Ltd.
2000-2004
A square of silk in white with a black / yellow border of striped pyramids, with Chinese symbols in each corner, which translate as 'Chinese Peking Opera'. The central rectangular design is of two Ch...
Design
Marchini, Guido (1929-2008)
1950-2008
Painted design with red and purple circles, stylied flower heads, and petal shapes.
shirt
before 1947
This shirt is embroidered with borders of circular flower heads around the yoke, sleeves and hem; also as vertical bands at the front and back. Flower heads with triple circular heads are used as fil...
sampler
Pesel, Louisa F (1947)
1870-1947
Small section of incomplete drawn embroidery of stylised flower heads with a border, predominantly in red/brown, on folded linen cloth.