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Jacqui Wood
THE ORKNEYHOOD AN ANCIENTRE- CYCLED TEXTILEbyJacqui WoodIn St. Andrew s parish Orkney in 1867 a garment was found in a peat bog, which was subsequently named The Orkney hood ( illus 1 ). This apparently unique garment with its complex weaving and double tabletwoven bands with fringe, was taken to the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh for display. The hoodremained on display for approximately 83 years until it was studied in detail byA .S. Henshall, (Henshall 1951-52, 9) in this report it was suggested that the hood could be of Iron Age orViking origin due to the tablet woven bands which were a typical feature of Scandinavian textiles of theseperiods. It was also suggested by Henshall that the style of the fringing on the hood could have its origins inBronze Age Danish Textiles. A recent report on the Orkney hood (Gabra-Sanders 2001, 98 ) also comes to thisconclusion. These suggestions are references to the Egtved corded skirt (Broholm and Hald 1948, 30 ).
In St. Andrew’s parish Orkney in 1867 a garment was found in a peat bog, which was subsequently named ‘The Orkney Hood’ ( illus 1 ). This apparently unique garment with its complex weaving and double tablet
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