DepartmentTextiles-Asia

Women's hooded cloak

NameCloak

Artist Artist not recorded

Date1920-1960

Place madeDamascus, Syria, Middle East, Asia

MediumSilk or synthetic taffeta, silk, gold metallic thread

Dimensionsmeasured without hood: 52 3/4 × 91 5/16 in. (134 × 232 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Nabila Cronfel Kinghorn, A.2016.48.1

Object numberA.2016.48.1

Collections

Asia

DescriptionThis cloak of ecru colored tafetta (?), has gold machine woven embroidery around the hem and front opening. There are embroidered designs at the shoulders, near the bottom front opening and on Theback. Tassels fall at the front hem opening, from point of hood, and from attached band holding front together.