Bakhnouq (Woman’s Cover or Veil)

Provenance

Andres Moraga, Berkeley, CA, by Sept. 15, 2012; sold to Michael R. Mack, Atlanta, Apr. 2013 [invoice, Sept. 15, 2012; copy in curatorial object file]; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2025.

Bakhnouq (Woman’s Cover or Veil)

Amazigh

Early 20th century

Accession Number

280493

Medium

Cotton and wool, indigo dyed; embroidered silk or cotton

Dimensions

88.9 × 200.7 cm (35 × 79 in.)

Classification

textile

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of the Michael R. Mack Collection in memory of Cynthia E. Moore Mack