Boa (clothing accessory)
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A boa is a fashion accessory that is usually worn wrapped around the neck like a scarf. Feather boas are most common, although modern boas are most often made with synthetic feathers.
A black ostrich feather and silk boa
Woman with a black feather boa, c. 1892, by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Shawl
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A shawl is a simple item of clothing, loosely worn over the shoulders, upper body and arms, and sometimes also over the head. It is usually a rectangular piece of cloth, but can also be square or tria
Boa (clothing accessory)
…Feather boas are sometimes used as trims for skirts or tutus. Shawl Jesse Kornbluth (25 February 1987). "The Battle of Bendel's". New York. p. 26. ISSN 0028-7369…
A young girl wearing a shawl as a head covering
Maxida Märak wearing a traditional Saami wool shawl onstage at Riddu Riđđu 2019
Brooklyn Museum - Doña Josefa de la Cotera y Calvo de la Puerta - Mexican overall
Ethiopian model and filmmaker Amleset Muchie wearing a traditional shawl.