Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Woman's Head Covering (tajira)

Maker Amazigh Artist , Matmata, Tunisia

Datelate 20th century

Made/manufacturedTunisia, Africa

MediumWool

Dimensions44 x 33 in. (111.8 x 83.8 cm)

ClassificationsClothing and accessories

Credit LineMuseum Purchase with funds from The Caroline Julier and James G. Richardson Acquisition Fund

Object number2009.32.9

Collections

AFRICAN

Description"Tajira", blue dyed wool with tie-dyed circles in red/orange/yellow mainly along the bottom. Lower edge fringe (long) is twisted and tufted and dyed in above-mentioned colors; the upper edge fringe (short) at the corners is made of small tufts in pink, blue, turquoise, and orange. The lower border is adorned with bands of geometric motifs such as "snake with eyes" and knucklebone" in white (cotton) and black (wool); the upper border is adorned in the corners with embroidered motifs of abstracted animals, trees, and pendants (?) and geometric shapes in white, pink, yellow, orange, blue, green, purple and red floss.