Tunisia, Siwa, Morocco

Many of the communities that have inhabited and continue to inhabit North Africa are supremely skilled in textile making. Shawls and head coverings present a uniquely female perspective

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Coptic textile

Jewish bridal head covering with a cotton base embellished with silk and silver thread

R’da 2

Truket

Handwoven black wool shawl with contrasting, cotton supplemental weaving

Bakhnoug 2

Woman's wool shawl with supplementary weft weaving in cotton

Bakhnoug

R’da 1

Woman's head shawl of wool base and cotton supplementary weft weaving

Bakhnoug 3

Delicate handwoven bridal veil with silk base and silver supplementary weaving in bright, complementary colors

R’da 3

Mouchtia Djbenyenia

Madagascar

Ghana, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Mali