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Robe

Title	Robe
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1900
Publication Place	Morocco (made) -
Subject	Black History Africa
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 133cm, Width: 154cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.603-1999
Record ID	T.603-1999
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1900
Notes	An abaayah/abaya, a type of loose fitting cloth robe for men that has disappeared in Morocco, replaced by the bournous. Note: the abaya is still commonly worn by women in some islamic cultures.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Woven wool with tapestry woven decoration and embroidery Wool Metal Thread Silk Weaving Embroidery Sewing
Fiziksel açıklama	A rectangular garment made from two widths of white wool joined horizontally. the shoulder seams, the arms holes and the front opening are oversewn with red silk. The neck opening is decorated with a band of embroidery, mainly with couched red floss silk. On the back of the garment, over the right shoulder is a tapestry-woven geometric design reaching across the entire width of the fabric. It is woven with gold metal thread with red and dark blue silk. The embroidered band around the neck was worked over this woven decoration. Other tapestry-woven abbas in this Collection tend to have symmetrically placed decoration.
Üretim	According to the donor, this was given to a member of her family and was known to come from Morocco but see the References for another possibility.

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Robe

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1900

Publication Place Morocco (made) -

Subject Black History Africa

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 133cm, Width: 154cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.603-1999

Record ID T.603-1999

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1900

Notes An abaayah/abaya, a type of loose fitting cloth robe for men that has disappeared in Morocco, replaced by the bournous. Note: the abaya is still commonly worn by women in some islamic cultures.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Woven wool with tapestry woven decoration and embroidery Wool Metal Thread Silk Weaving Embroidery Sewing

Fiziksel açıklama A rectangular garment made from two widths of white wool joined horizontally. the shoulder seams, the arms holes and the front opening are oversewn with red silk. The neck opening is decorated with a band of embroidery, mainly with couched red floss silk. On the back of the garment, over the right shoulder is a tapestry-woven geometric design reaching across the entire width of the fabric. It is woven with gold metal thread with red and dark blue silk. The embroidered band around the neck was worked over this woven decoration. Other tapestry-woven abbas in this Collection tend to have symmetrically placed decoration.

Üretim According to the donor, this was given to a member of her family and was known to come from Morocco but see the References for another possibility.