Yazar
Unknown
Basım Tarihi
1900
Basım Yeri
Morocco (made) -
Konu
Black History Africa
Tür
Diğer
Dil
Belirlenmemiş dil
Dijital
Evet
Yazma
Hayır
Fiziksel Boyutlar
Length: 133cm, Width: 154cm
Kütüphane
Victoria and Albert Museum
Demirbaş Numarası
T.603-1999
Kayıt Numarası
T.603-1999
Lokasyon
Middle East Section
Tarih
1900
Notlar
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.