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Turban - Sudan

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Local Name‘Imamah
Object CategoryHeadwear    
GenderMale    
Place Of orginSudan
RegionSudan
Object RangeSudan, Egypt
DimensionsLength: 600 cm Width: 45 cm
MaterialsSynthetic    
TechniquePrint    
Color
MotifOther    
ProvenanceGifted, Amado Al Fadni , Cairo 2022
LocationThe Zay Zay: (Arabic: costume, Pl. azyaā’), a set of clothes in a style typical of a particular country or historical period. Initiative
StatusIn Storage
ZI numberZI2022.500944 SUDAN
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Object History   
This object was created by the Sudanese Egyptian artist Amado Al Fadni and gifted to The Zay Zay: (Arabic: costume, Pl. azyaā’), a set of clothes in a style typical of a particular country or historical period. Initiative, as part of collaborative work during his London solo exhibition; Alternative Museum of Sudan, at the Sulger Buel Gallery, 2022.
 
Object Features   
The artwork was created by Amado and digitally printed on synthetic fabric to create a 6m by 45cm wide turban (‘imamah). It was styled together with a tunic (Mahdi style Jubbah), originally worn by Laurence Olivier in 'Khartoum' film, 1966 (ZI2018.500740 SUDAN), to assert Amado’s conceptuel narrative in relation to his London solo exhibition; Alternative Museum of Sudan, 2022. 
For more details please consult the webinar delving into this artist’s work and collaboration as well as our blog post. 
 The cotton ‘imamah is generally worn by men over a head cap (tagiyah

Ṭāgīyah: (Arabic: cap; Synonym: Ṭāgīyah, Ṭā’īyah), a small round skull cap worn by the Arab communities of the Middle Eastern and North African countries. It is worn by both men and women and has several regional versions and is also popular amongst the Muslim communities of Central, South, and Southeast Asia.

), in different formats all across the Arab world. 

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