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Girdle
Moroccan
19th century
Object Place: Morocco
Medium/Technique
Brocade
Dimensions
16.3 x 239 cm (6 7/16 x 94 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Nicea Howard
Accession Number58.494
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAfrica and Oceania, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionGirdle. Made of two strips, stitched end to end in center. Same pattern of conventionalized floral motifs rendered in bright polychrome silk wefts on white or purple ground. Long braided fringe at each end. Selvedge along one side; other side, turned over on back, is cut. Slight fraying at selvedges and ends.