Art Institute of Chicago
Head Scarf
Northern India
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- Silk; tye-dyed
- Culture
- India
- Department
- Textiles
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
This multicolored head scarf is an impressive example of the art of resist-dying made by tying off small sections of the textile. The stitch lines and folds form part of the design itself.
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