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2018.37.206

Woollen shawl, woven with bands of blue and cream stripes and with fringed edges. [AF [EFCF project] 19/8/2019]

2018.37.206

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Collection type
Object
Description
Woollen shawl, woven with bands of blue and cream stripes and with fringed edges. [AF [EFCF project] 19/8/2019]
Long description
Woollen shawl, woven with bands of blue and cream stripes and with fringed edges. Short ends of shawl fringed with cream-coloured twisted cotton threads. Wool weft threads left loose on textile. [ThW [Multaka Project] 28/1/2021]
Geographical reference
Morocco
Africa > Northern Africa > Morocco
Cultural groups
Ait Haddidu Berber
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector Jenny Balfour-Paul
PRM source Jenny Balfour-Paul
Date / Period
Date made: By April 1990
Date collected
Purchased April 1990
Acquisition information
Donated: 03/03/2016
Materials and processes
Material Wool Yarn Animal, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Material Pigment, Process Woven, Process Dyed, Process Stitched
Dimensions
Length 1560 mm, Width 1070 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2018.37.206 Other numbers: M1
Research and responses

The Jenny Balfour-Paul collection [2018.37] was extensively researched and studied as part of the Multaka Oxford Project. The Multaka Oxford project is an inclusive volunteering programme using the collections as a springboard for intercultural dialogue about cultural heritage delivered jointly by the Pitt Rivers Museum and the History of Science Museum, University of Oxford. Any inout from Multaka volunteers have been included as project notes on the database records for specific objects. [FB 26/1/2021]

Search terms: Textile, Clothing Textile, Shawl

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