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Rural Shawl and Houlie cloth

Posted by Edith D on April 20, 2012 at 1:23pm
The wool shawl (from the south of Tunisia) is worn over the head with the tassles framing the forehead. The houlie cloth behind the shawl is a modern weaving used in the traditional manner as an over garment. It is fastened at the shoulders using "khlal" fibulae.
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Tags: Tunisia, costume
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  • Patricia Deany July 8, 2013 at 8:53pm

    Very lovely.

  • Edith D July 11, 2013 at 3:57pm

    Thanks, this is a fairly simple shawl.  Some of them have much more elaborate needle point designs.

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