Period:Unknown
Materials:cotton
Technique:woven
Dimensions:Length: 138 centimetres Width: 140 centimetres
Description:
Man’s head-cloth, known in Arabic as a ‘keffiyeh/shimagh/ghutra’, made of red and white cotton.
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Comments:This scarf has a sticker at the back marked “Made in China”. According to Aisa Martinez, ‘The days (21st century) Emirati men prefer to wear a white head-scarf (ghutra), which can be white embroidered or printed on white. Some men wear it with a head-rope (igal) and the skull-cap underneath. However, the younger generations may also wear the ghutra wrapped in turban-style loosely around their heads.’
Materials:cotton
Technique:woven
Dimensions:Length: 138 centimetres Width: 140 centimetres
Description:
Man’s head-cloth, known in Arabic as a ‘keffiyeh/shimagh/ghutra’, made of red and white cotton.
IMG
Comments:This scarf has a sticker at the back marked “Made in China”. According to Aisa Martinez, ‘The days (21st century) Emirati men prefer to wear a white head-scarf (ghutra), which can be white embroidered or printed on white. Some men wear it with a head-rope (igal) and the skull-cap underneath. However, the younger generations may also wear the ghutra wrapped in turban-style loosely around their heads.’
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