Akhnif (Man's Cape)

Provenance

Ivo Grammet, Essaouira, Morocco and Belgium, by Feb. 20, 2002 [incoming receipt RX23594, Feb. 20, 2002; invoice, Mar. 23, 2003; copies in curatorial object file]; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2003.

Akhnif (Man's Cape)

Ait Ouaouzguite Confederation

Mid–19th century

Accession Number

180974

Medium

Wool and cotton: slit tapestry weave; embroidered with wool and cotton in heavy chain, herring bone, interlacing and stem stitches; main warp cut fringe, twined and wrapped; added wrapped cut fringe and leather binding stitched with hemp

Dimensions

147.3 × 270.3 cm (58 × 106 1/2 in.)

Classification

needlework (visual works)

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Pauline S. Armstrong Endowment