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Head and shoulder shawl
(شال للرأس والكتف)

Title	Head and shoulder shawl
Title Original	شال للرأس والكتف
Publication Date:	Approx 1900
Publication Place	- World Museum, Vienna
Subject	Wool, cotton, dye
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	الطول : 163 سم ، العرض : 100 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	179.763
Record ID	object;EPM;at;Mus23;43;ar
Library Location	World Museum, Vienna
Date	Approx 1900
Notes	The bakong is a rectangular woolen head shawl worn by women that is distinctively decorated (two or three narrow lines along the border and a small piece of single embroidery in one corner, a fish, a star, a line) or has large levels of linear or geometric designs woven into the fabric (straight, diagonal or zigzag, in the form of dots, angles, triangles or diamonds with endless possibilities of combinations). The bakong was made at home by the wearer for her personal use, and this could take two or three years to make: preparing the wool, spinning, setting up the vertical loom, weaving, and also including white cotton thread designs on a white wool background. When it was complete, the bakong was also left (for the young girl) and dyed scarlet (for the bride or newly married women) and blue or black (for the older women). When dyed, only the wool background changed color. The filigree designs are equivalent to cotton embroidery.
Sample Text	“Head and Shoulder Shawl” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;at;Mus23;43;ar

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Head and shoulder shawl

(شال للرأس والكتف)

Publication Date Approx 1900

Publication Place - World Museum, Vienna

Subject Wool, cotton, dye

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions الطول : 163 سم ، العرض : 100 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID 179.763

Record ID object;EPM;at;Mus23;43;ar

Library Location World Museum, Vienna

Date Approx 1900

Notes The bakong is a rectangular woolen head shawl worn by women that is distinctively decorated (two or three narrow lines along the border and a small piece of single embroidery in one corner, a fish, a star, a line) or has large levels of linear or geometric designs woven into the fabric (straight, diagonal or zigzag, in the form of dots, angles, triangles or diamonds with endless possibilities of combinations). The bakong was made at home by the wearer for her personal use, and this could take two or three years to make: preparing the wool, spinning, setting up the vertical loom, weaving, and also including white cotton thread designs on a white wool background. When it was complete, the bakong was also left (for the young girl) and dyed scarlet (for the bride or newly married women) and blue or black (for the older women). When dyed, only the wool background changed color. The filigree designs are equivalent to cotton embroidery.

Sample Text “Head and Shoulder Shawl” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;at;Mus23;43;ar