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Fragment of a garment
Egyptian (Islamic)
Fatimid
mid-11th century
Medium/Technique
Linen and Silk; tapestry
Dimensions
Overall: 19 x 25 cm (7 1/2 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Maria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession Number30.675
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAfrica and Oceania, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWarp of natural-colored linen. Design: tapestry band of pink, yellow, blue-green and dark brown silk and natural-colored linen; woven with long slits. Two connected ovals (.5 high), one contains yellow birds on a dark brown ground and the other an animal woven with natural-colored linen on a pink ground. Between the two ovals are smaller oval-shaped motifs with dark brown scrolls on yellow or blue-green ground. Above and below are lines of cream Kufic inscriptions (.03 high) (lower line woven backwards). Shafts of tall letters divide the border into compartments, each containing a yellow medallion on dark brown or pink ground. Inscription: undeciphered. Part of 31.127.
Provenance1930, acquired through Edward Jackson Holmes (b. 1873 - d. 1950), Boston by the MFA. (Accession date: October 16, 1930)