Woman's Shawl or Head Covering
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Woman's Shawl or Head Covering (1900–1925). Alma Kroeger Fund Rights: CC0. https://clevelandart.org/art/2024.73

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A woman would have worn this embroidered textile on her head or her shoulders, with the motifs on her back. It was likely adorned by itinerant Hausa embroiderers, whose knowledge as Koranic scholars inflected their work with a symbolic and calligraphic style. The large, almond-shaped forms may represent lotus leaves or may have links to Islamic talismanic motifs or amulets ( hatumere).

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A deep blue hand-dyed textile features a central, intricately embroidered geometric design in gold and red.

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