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Object Number 45-24-50/5937
Display Title Black woolen hooded man's cape (jellaba) - red design on back
Descriptions
Indigenous Term jellaba; akhnif
Object Description Black woolen hooded man's cape (jellaba) - red design on back supposed to represent a fish & is said to be symbol of Christianity which they formerly were
Inventory Description Cape, woven wool, hooded, black with red arms, embroidered, fringed, pompom
Classification
  • Cape
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Amazigh
  • Ait Ouaouzguite
  • Glawa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Morocco
Additional Geographic Terms Siroua Mountains; Zerekten; Telouet; High Atlas Mountains
Dimensions Overall: 188 x 170 cm (74 x 66 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 45-24-50/5937
Credit Line Gift of Dr. Carleton S. Coon, 1945
Provenance
Collector Dr. Carleton Stevens Coon (10/1926-11/1926)
Donor Dr. Carleton Stevens Coon (1945)

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