Headscarf
keffiyeh
second half of the 19th century | Österreichisches Handelsmuseum, Wien
Tunisian silk fabricsThe high quality silk fabrics from Tunisia with their inwoven silver and gold threads are already admired at the London World’s Fair in 1851. In Tunisia, these girdles or sashes, head-cloths and shawls are reserved for the well-to-do. Specialists, organised into guilds since the Middle Ages, dye and weave the imported raw silk. After 1900 the wholesale import of cheap, industrially produced textiles drives the Tunisian silk production out of the market.
Tunisian silk fabricsThe high quality silk fabrics from Tunisia with their inwoven silver and gold threads are already admired at the London World’s Fair in 1851. In Tunisia, these girdles or sashes, head-cloths and shawls are reserved for the well-to-do. Specialists, organised into guilds since the Middle Ages, dye and weave the imported raw silk. After 1900 the wholesale import of cheap, industrially produced textiles drives the Tunisian silk production out of the market.
Collection:
Österreichisches Handelsmuseum, Wien
Reference/Institution:
Wiener Weltausstellung (1873) DNB
Time:
second half of the 19th century
Entry Date:
1925
Object Name
Headscarf
Culture
Tunisia, Tunis
Material/technology:
Silk, fine silver thread
Dimensions:
H. 73 cm, W. 71.5 cm
Copyright
Weltmuseum Wien
Collection area
North Africa, Middle East, Central Asia and Siberia
Geography
Nordafrika/Maghreb/Tunesien/Tunis
Invs.
120016
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