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Woman’s Head Cover (Mendil or Tajira) - Image 1
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Berber

Woman’s Head Cover (Mendil or Tajira)

Berber, 1899

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Woman’s Head Cover (Mendil or Tajira)

Berber

Woman’s Head Cover (Mendil or Tajira)

Berber

Woman’s Head Cover (Mendil or Tajira)

Berber, 1899

Physical Qualities Wool, cotton, 41 x 31 in. (104.1 x 78.7 cm.)
Credit Line Art Acquisition Fund
Object Number 2011.87
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 2011; Andres Moraga Textile Art, Berkeley, CA
Nichole Bridges, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Hand Held: Personal Arts from Africa," Sept. 25, 2011-Feb. 5, 2012.
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