Headscarf Collection (page 18)

Greek woman in national costume
Greek woman standing at a well in national costume. Date: circa 1900s

Native American Indian women, Elko, Nevada, USA
Native American Paiute Indian women, Elko, Nevada, USA. Date: 1912

Twin sisters in matching headscarves, coats and skirts c. 1930s

Four men playing cards, Kenya, East Africa
Four men playing cards in Kenya (then a British colony), East Africa. Date: 1922

Schoolmaster of Bimbuku, Gold Coast, West Africa
Muslim schoolmaster of Bimbuku, Gold Coast (then part of the British Empire), West Africa, wearing what is claimed to be Manchester cotton. 1922

Figure Study in Profile, 1887 (coloured chalks)
1631403 Figure Study in Profile, 1887 (coloured chalks) by Solomon, Simeon (1840-1905); 39.4x33 cm; Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; English, out of copyright

Arab woman. 19th century

Stitchcraft magazine cover, Womans Fashion Knitwear
Stitchcraft magazine cover, April 1970 -- Womans Fashion Knitwear. 1970

Young woman, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
Young woman wearing a mantilla (long headscarf), Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. circa 1900s

SWIMWEAR / BELGIUM 1913
Bathing beauties in polka dot headscarves and clinging one- piece bathing costumes take a stroll in the sea. One costume has side lacing on the legs & a deep V -neck. 1913

Little Bretons before the Sea II, 1889 (pastel on board)
3500077 Little Bretons before the Sea II, 1889 (pastel on board) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); 74.5x51 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Dalecarlian Girl; Morakulla, 1904 (oil on canvas)
659654 Dalecarlian Girl; Morakulla, 1904 (oil on canvas) by Zorn, Anders Leonard (1860-1920); 30.5x25.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Dalecarlian Girl; Morakulla)

The Dancers; Les Danseuses, (pastel on canvas)
658637 The Dancers; Les Danseuses, (pastel on canvas) by Carrier-Belleuse, Pierre (1851-1933); 73.5x91.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dancers; Les Danseuses)

The Harvest Girl, (pencil and watercolour)
658514 The Harvest Girl, (pencil and watercolour) by Rossi, Luigi (1853-1923); 22.9x15.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Harvest Girl. Luigi Rossi (1853-1923). Pencil and watercolour

Study for La Charite, c. 1878 (Oil on canvas)
476695 Study for La Charite, c.1878 (Oil on canvas) by Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905); 46x38 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Mending the nets (oil on canvas)
476646 Mending the nets (oil on canvas) by Farasyn, Edgard (1858-1938); 125.7x186.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Belgian, out of copyright

Yellow Marguerites, 1881 (oil on canvas)
659928 Yellow Marguerites, 1881 (oil on canvas) by Moore, Albert Joseph (1841-93); 65.7x50.1 cm; Koriyama City Museum of Art, Japan; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Flora, 1921 (tempera on canvas)
659902 Flora, 1921 (tempera on canvas) by Southall, Joseph Edward (1861-1944); 51.1x39.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Flora. Joseph Edward Southall (1861-1944). Tempera on canvas. Dated 1921

Flirtation, (oil on panel)
651300 Flirtation, (oil on panel) by Lazerges, Jean Raymond Hippolyte (1817-87); 61x42.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Flirtation. Jean Raymond Hippolyte Lazerges (1817-1887). Oil on panel

Girl at the window, 1906 (oil on canvas)
5974047 Girl at the window, 1906 (oil on canvas) by Dinet, Alphonse Etienne (1861-1929); 58x42 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Fillette A la fentre); Photo eChristies Images; French

Plate 437. Setting Down Bucket and Preparing to Sweep, 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950488 Plate 437. Setting Down Bucket and Preparing to Sweep, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 15.9x45.1 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover

Plate 148. Descending Stairs, Turning Carrying Bucket of Water, 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950456 Plate 148. Descending Stairs, Turning Carrying Bucket of Water, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 21.4x33.5 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy

Plate 107. Turning to Ascend Stairs, Bucket of Water & Broom in Hands
3950449 Plate 107. Turning to Ascend Stairs, Bucket of Water & Broom in Hands, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 20.8x37.9 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art

Flamma Vestalis, c. 1887 (etching printed on vellum)
3726037 Flamma Vestalis, c.1887 (etching printed on vellum) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98) (after); 42.5x15.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Engraved by Eugene Gaujean (1850-1900)

Girls in Latvian traditional costume (colour photo)
3102815 Girls in Latvian traditional costume (colour photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girls in Latvian traditional costume)

Portrait of Lady Charles Spencer (pastel)
1217911 Portrait of Lady Charles Spencer (pastel) by Liotard, Jean-Etienne (1702-89); 62.8x50.2 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; Swiss, out of copyright

Church of the Abbey of Misericordia from the Canal. (chromolitho)
735681 Church of the Abbey of Misericordia from the Canal. (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Church of the Abbey of Misericordia from the Canal)

Woman and Farmers at Work (chromolitho)
735469 Woman and Farmers at Work (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman and Farmers at Work)

The Annuciation, detail of the Virgin, c. 1527 (fresco)
ALI308398 The Annuciation, detail of the Virgin, c.1527 (fresco) by Pontormo, Jacopo (1494-1557); Capponi Chapel, Santa Felicita, Florence, Italy; Alinari

Amelia Alderson Opie (1769-1853) (oil on canvas)
CHW253945 Amelia Alderson Opie (1769-1853) (oil on canvas) by Opie, John (1761-1807); Chawton House Library, Hampshire, UK; English, out of copyright

Nussiban, our ayah, 1895 (oil on canvas)
NAM237650 Nussiban, our ayah, 1895 (oil on canvas) by Burrard, Gertrude Ellen (fl.1890s); 62.6x46.8 cm; National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: served the artist and her husband Sidney Burrard)

Portrait of Lydia Sherwood, 1907 (oil on board)
GRT245428 Portrait of Lydia Sherwood, 1907 (oil on board) by Gertler, Mark (1891-1939); 50.8x34.9 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The Small Lottery, c. 1816 (coloured engraving)
STC373414 The Small Lottery, c.1816 (coloured engraving) by Lambert, E. F. (fl.1823-46); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Petite Loterie; ); The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Woman Spinning, Sundalsoren, 1905 (colour litho)
STC364686 Woman Spinning, Sundalsoren, 1905 (colour litho) by Jungman, Nico (1872-1935); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Militarised Komsomol, 1930 (oil on canvas)
BAL368889 Militarised Komsomol, 1930 (oil on canvas) by Kulikov, Ivan Semyonovich (1875-1941); Regional Art Museum, Sotchi; Russian, out of copyright

A Pirate figure from the front cover of The Boys Own Paper
PNP261484 A Pirate figure from the front cover of The Boys Own Paper, 1923 (colour litho) by Wood, Stanley L. (1866-1928); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; English, out of copyright

A woman securing the stern of her barge, London (sepia photo)
STC347589 A woman securing the stern of her barge, London (sepia photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Tete de paysanne (charcoal on paper)
PNH345633 Tete de paysanne (charcoal on paper) by Lhermitte, Leon Augustin (1844-1925); 48x40 cm; Private Collection; Photo ePeter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries, London; French, out of copyright

A Restful Moment by the Lion Fountain at the Alhambra, Spain, 1894 (oil on panel)
PNH351086 A Restful Moment by the Lion Fountain at the Alhambra, Spain, 1894 (oil on panel) by Cookesley, Margaret Murray (d.1927)

Florence Nightingale, seated on a couch in the Blue Room at Claydon House
FNM321948 Florence Nightingale, seated on a couch in the Blue Room at Claydon House, 1891 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Florence Nightingale Museum, London

Statue of Hestia (marble)
ALI284838 Statue of Hestia (marble) by Roman; Pinacoteca Capitolina, Palazzo Conservatori, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: the virginal Hestia is the goddess of the hearth)

Mary Madgalen, 1859 (oil on canvas)
Ma283716 Mary Madgalen, 1859 (oil on canvas) by Herbert, John Rogers (1810-90); 78.7x53.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; English, out of copyright

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"Exploring the Cultural Significance of the Headscarf: A Journey Through Time" From paying a visit in 1915 to witnessing historical moments such as St. Bernadette of Lourdes and St. Augustine with his mother, the headscarf has been an enduring symbol throughout history and has witnessed women's empowerment during World War II through recruitment posters like "The Girl He Left Behind Is Still Behind Him. " Even female ICI employees enjoyed moments of joy and freedom while wearing their headscarves at a dance in South Yorkshire in 1957. In the realm of fashion, the headscarf took on new dimensions with Mary Quant Ginger Group dresses adorned with Liberty prints in 1964. Meanwhile, Mrs Mounter at the Breakfast Table captured a moment frozen in time, showcasing how this accessory was part of everyday life back in 1916-17. Beyond borders, cultures embraced this versatile garment as well. From a mount Lebanese man donning a turban and cloak while carrying a spear to an African woman pounding grain using traditional Somali clothing and accessories – these images highlight its significance across continents. Even within subcultures like Romany gypsies, we find evidence of headscarves playing an integral role; one photograph from the late 1940s or early 1950s shows a woman smoking her pipe at Epsom Races. Lastly, let us not forget Donna Dillingham's captivating image from March 1986 that showcases how even amidst evolving fashion trends, there is always room for nostalgia inspired by '30s fashion. Through these glimpses into history and diverse cultures worldwide, it becomes evident that the headscarf transcends time and place – forever woven into our collective human story.