headscarf

Dark burgundy headscarf made of fine cotton fabric. All around the edges, there is a dense printed decoration of 21 repeated floral compositions in a variety of closely arranged, extremely delicate flowers. The floral motifs appear in green, blue, brown and white colours, and stand out vividly against the deep-coloured background. The four corners are occupied by a larger composition of similar flowers and leaves, framed by two smaller bouquets. The smaller of these motifs is repeated eight times. The centre of the headscarf features a wreath with a diameter of 43 cm., consisting of six bouquets, similar to those that frame the corner patterns. The edges of the headscarf are decorated with a fine sewn-on band of golden thread.   This is an imported headscarf, which most likely comes from a workshop in the region of Bosphorus – either from Nihori on the western coast or from Kandilli on the eastern coast.   Dimensions: length 105 cm., width 110 cm.   The three headscarves from the workshops of the Bosphorus have been identified with the help of the researcher Soula Bozi.