Cloak (akhnif)

Datelate 19th century - early 20th century

CultureAmazigh (Berber)

Geographic OriginSus, Morocco

MediumGoat hair and Wool

DimensionsOverall: H 63 x W 71 1/2 in. (H 160 x W 181.6 cm)

Credit LinePurchase 1927 J. Ackerman Coles Collection

Object number27.105

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Object NameCloak

Title Details

Label Caption Title Cloak (akhnif)

Primary Title Cloak (akhnif)

ProvenanceCherif Abd Errhaman el Amrani, Fez, Morocco through Miss Eliza Niblack (buyer), 197 Berkeley Place, Brooklyn, NY, by at least 1927; Newark Museum, purchase, 1927Exhibition History"African Design: Heirs to the Trans-Saharan Trade," Newark Museum (1995)
"Power Dressing: Men's Fashion and Prestige in Africa", Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (October 19, 2005 - January 22, 2006); Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, New York (April 2 - May 28, 2006); Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico (December 17, 2006 - February 18, 2007); Memphis Brooks Musum of Art, Memphis, Tennessee (March 19, 2007 - May 20, 2007)

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