African Tribal Art - Kitfeya shawl, Tunisia
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This finely woven green Tunisian kitfeya was worn around the
shoulders of women in times past to prevent the oil on their hair
from staining their clothing. It has cream and black cotton woven designs and
spots of tie-dyed henna throughout. There is a little loose selvedge at the
middle of the bottom in the photo above. It measures 30" long (without
fringe) and 15" wide. TT53 ~ $350
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