Cloth

Textile

2003-66-25

From: Mali

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 2003-66-25
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mali
Section African
Materials Camel Hair
Technique Woven | Dyed | Embroidered
Description

Rectangular cloth made of six 8.5 inch (21.5 inch) strips of undyed camel hair with brocade designs in black and brown and embroidery in brown, undyed, and yellow camel hair; brown and black weft stripes at one end; .75 inch (2 cm) black and brown border sewn on both sides; narrow black strip sewn down middle seam; both ends hemmed; twisted fringe at seam ends; yarn dyed.

Length 224 cm
Width 128.3 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003
Other Number 1900.1.424 - Other Number

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