Creole headscarf from embroidered cotton

According to the curator of the Surinam Museum (Paramaribo), Mr. L. van Putten (also connected to objects in this collection), this is a mourning headscarf.\nThe angisa is part of the traditional costume, the kotomisi of the Creole woman. This costume consists of jaki, koto and angisa. The angisa is folded in different ways, with the folding method having a particular meaning, known to 'insiders'.…