Kussaba

Kussaba, or square shawl, made of pieces of plain-colored coarse woolen completely covered with embroidery in colored wool. Design of large arabesques, cones, scrolls, and blossoms in blue, red, yellow, green on black ground. Narrow border of floral and leaf pattern on strips of plain-colored wool. Black sateen lining. Fringed edges. #1 of traveling exhibition.