Burnoose

Unidentified maker (Northern Africa)

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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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