Producer unknown to us
Headscarf (Adrar)
Africa, Morocco, Anti-Atlas, Erkoune
Around 1900
Textile; woven, painted
Annette Korolnik-Andersch (artist) and Marcel Korolnik (media designer) acquired the headscarf on one of their travels in Morocco
Donation to the Museum für Völkerkunde Dresden by Korolnik-Andersch in 2019
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A woman from the Feija community wove this wool veil around 1900 in Erkoune in the central Anti-Atlas. The Adrar features a modified Bab motif – a doorway. The lower opening serves as an entrance for people, while the upper circular passage is intended for household spirits (Djinn). People and spirits must never enter a house through the same entrance.
On the Bab motif, two small crosses represent the number five (Hamsa), which is also considered a lucky number. In the upper part of the Bab, a six-pointed star is painted, symbolizing the henna flower. In the lower part, signs from the Tifinagh alphabet, as well as Arabic-Islamic symbols and smaller motifs like the moon and star, can be seen. The Adrar was likely worn initially as an everyday item. Later paintings indicate that it was also used for a wedding.
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