Woman's head cloth. Composed of three woven panels, stitched together on the long edge. There are two larger matching panels on the sides, with a smaller panel in the middle. The middle panel has a light beige background with dark pink and black embroidery over top. The side panels have a dark black-brown background with a large orange band down the centre. The black background has a solid orange line, then orange-beige-orange, then solid orange and then beige-orange-beige on the orange band. The side panels are finished with chain stitch embroidery alternating between orange and beige thread.

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• Type of Item cloth
• Culture Asho
• Material fibre, dye
• Measurements height 61.4 cm, width 168.0 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Michael C. Howard
• Received from Michael C. Howard

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• Creation Date between 1980 and 1989
• Collection Date during 1997
• Ownership Date before August 24, 2022
• Acquisition Date on August 24, 2022

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• Item Classes textiles
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3587/0021