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Object Number
41-34-50/5420
Display Title
Woman's shawl
Descriptions
Object Description
Woman's shawl, tapestry weave, brocaded geometric design, fringe on one side. See conservation for additional description.
Inventory Description
Blanket, tapestry weave, geometric pattern, red, black, tan, fringe
Classification
- Blanket
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kabyle
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Algeria
Additional Geographic Terms
Kabylia Mountains
Materials
Wool , Dye , Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 122.5 × 135.5 × 0.2 cm (48 1/4 × 53 3/8 × 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
41-34-50/5420
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Charles Sumner Bird, Jr., 1941
Provenance
Collector
Mrs. R. M. Appleton
(1904)
Donor
Mrs. Charles Sumner Bird, Jr.
(1941)
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