What is the oldest textile in the “TxtStyles” exhibition?
A. The oldest objects in the “TxtStyles” exhibition date to the late 19th century. There are several tunics made of cotton, wool and silk fibers that were worn by soldiers in the army of the Mahdiyya State in Sudan, and one example of chain mail that would have be worn for added protection over a padded tunic. Another old textile is a very large red and white wrapper enlivened with boldly designed geometric motifs that woven by a Kabyle weaver in Algeria in the late 19th-early 20th century.
