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A Chechaouen silk embroidered panel, Rif Mountains, Morocco
Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
- A Chechaouen silk embroidered panel
- approximately 192 by 101cm;
- 6ft. 4in. by 3ft. 4in.
Catalogue Note
Embroideries of this format were used as wall hangings (arid). Please see Denamur, Isabelle, Moroccan Textile Embroidery, Paris, 2003, pp.86-87 & pp.90-91 and Paydar, N.I. & Grammet, I. ed., The Fabric of Moroccan Life, Indianapolis Museum of Art, 2002, pp.64-65 for related examples. Denamur, op.cit., illustrates p.52 'Wedding Ceremony in Tetouan" an anonymous painting of circa 1900, now in the Indianapolis Museum of Art, which shows this type of hanging in use, framing the internal archways.