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Headscarf for boys outfit
This red and white checkered square shimagh is the traditional Saudi headscarf for men and boys. The cloth protects the head and neck from the sun and the air caught in the folds retains moisture and ensures a bearable temperature. Such cloth can additionally protect the mouth from sand. (Colyer Ross 1981, 39)‖ In Saudi Arabia, head coverings are an integral part of traditional men's clothing. Thi…
Type of item
- Object Type: headcloth (headgear)
- headcloth (headgear)
- Headcloth
Date
- 2000/2015
Medium
- Material: cotton
- cotton (fiber)
- Cotton
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Creation date
- 2000
- 2000/2015
Provenance
- 2015-06-01
- Aankoop
Identifier
- 7070-24
- http://mint-projects.image.ntua.gr/europeana-fashion/1033333
Format
- Technique: weaving techniques
- textile techniques
- Weave
Is part of
- Europeana XX: Century of Change
Is related to
- brown
- green
- blue
- black
- red
- white
- ambergris
Year
- 2000
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2020-03-11T07:13:13.286Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2022-10-15T07:33:21.569Z