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Woman's head covering

large coarse cotton navy blue three-panel rectangle with overlapping horizontal rows of silk embroidered figures incorporating circular metal mirrors; some figures appear to be animals; embroidery is gold and red; blue and white woven geometric pattern braid on right and left sides; gold and red border pattern embroidered on top and bottom

Date
last quarter of the 19th century
In our collection
since July the 7th, 2008 up to now
Dimensions
59 x 76 in. (149.86 x 193.04 cm)
Location
Not on View
Medium
Cotton, silk, metal, mirrors; embroidery, handwoven cloth
Price
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Composition
copper44%
cadmium18%
oxygen38%