Lightweight cotton man's headscarf, in a lilac colour. The garment is nearly square, with three lines of embroidery set in from the edges, around all sides. Inside the lines at one corner sits a small design of flower and foliage. All embroidery is done in green, yellow and red. A light grey makers stamp sits on one corner.

• Iconographic Meaning

  The green, yellow and red embroidery represent the colours of the Kurdish flag. The colours were not allowed to be worn in direct combination for many years as they were taken as a sign of Kurdish separatism.

• Narrative

  This keffiyeh was purchased from a specialty vendor in the covered bazaar in Diyarbakir's 'old town' in 2004.

• History Of Use

  This style of head scarf is said to mainly be worn by Kurdish men who live near the Syrian border, e.g., from Mardin or Urfa.

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• Type of Item scarf
• Culture Kurdish
• Material cotton fibre, dye
• Measurements height 131.0 cm, width 128.0 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Gillian Darling Kovanic, Rudi Kovanic
• Received from Rudi Kovanic

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• Made in Turkey
• Collected in Diyarbakir

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• Creation Date during 2004
• Collection Date during 2004
• Ownership Date before September 29, 2015
• Acquisition Date on September 29, 2015

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• Item Classes textiles
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3132/0003