A fabric collage portrait of a woman in a head covering, crying tears, and holding a worn book. Broken chains are visible at the bottom.

A symbolic portrait of a woman made entirely from real fabric collage. Her face is abstract and symbolic, created from stitched and torn cloth pieces. She is holding an old, worn, and tattered book made from fabric in her hands. She wears a half-burqa (Afghan chadari) on her head, also created from fabric pieces. Her dress is made from cloth, stitched together with visible threads and needles, as if sewn by a young girl’s hand. All elements (face, book, burqa, dress, tears, broken chains) are made only from fabric collage. The background is simple and plain (white or gray). The artwork should look like a real photograph of a handmade textile collage, symbolizing pain, violence, lack of education, and lack of work rights. See more