Burnoose
Unidentified maker (Northern Africa)
Cream-colored wool North African burnoose (a one-piece hooded cloak worn by Arabs and Berbers). The burnoose is decorated with blue and cream-colored braid applied in elaborate patterns. The hood is decorated with cream-colored tassels.
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of the Costume Shop, Drama Department, Dartmouth College
179.15.7
Geography
Place Made: Northern Africa, Africa
Object Name
Clothing: Outerwear
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Provenance
Transferred from the Drama Department Costume Shop at Dartmouth College to the Dartmouth College Museum and Galleries by Margaret Spicer in the late 1970s.
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