Kaftan
Artist
N. AFRICA
MediumTextile
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Patrick Hill
Object number1968.13.29
DescriptionNorth Afrcian Kaftan, wool. Woven wool of burnt sienna color. Wide sleeves and wide and bell-shaped skirt. Crescent shape neckline decorated with cotton trim of herringbone design, seven braids thick, goes down the front of the garment on either side of a vertical row of 86 abraded buttons that finish with the bottom. Along the perimeter there is fuschia-colored silk trim. Split on either side 12.5" from the bottom to reveal silk trim.On View
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N. AFRICA
N. AFRICA
China
c. 1898
1860s
c. 1863
1850