Chador

Artist

Baluch, Western Aghanistan (Afghan)

Date

Circa 1960s

Medium

Cotton, embroidery

Dimensions

Approximate : 54 in. x 7 ft. 6 in. (1.4 x 2.3 m)

Credit Line

Hope College Collection

Object Number

2018.37

Label

A chador is a kind of semi-circular shawl that can also be used as a head cover. As in many Islamic cultures, the nomadic and semi-nomadic women of Baluchistan often keep their heads covered in public, partly as a sign of modesty and partly for protection from the elements. This chador was acquired from a Baluch woman outside the Afghan city of Herat around 1970. [Caleigh White '2020]