Skip to Content

Tent Hanging or Coverlet (Djerbi)

A work made of wool, stripes of weft-faced plain weave and stripes of slit and double interlocking tapestry weave, main warp fringe.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

Image actions

  • A work made of wool, stripes of weft-faced plain weave and stripes of slit and double interlocking tapestry weave, main warp fringe.

Date:

Mid–/late 19th century

Artist:

Possibly Laghouat, Algeria

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Tent Hanging or Coverlet (Djerbi)

Place

Algeria (Object made in:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1850–1900

Medium

Wool, stripes of weft-faced plain weave and stripes of slit and double interlocking tapestry weave, main warp fringe

Dimensions

380.7 × 154.4 cm (149 7/8 × 60 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Major Acquisitions Fund

Reference Number

2003.175

IIIF Manifest  The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) represents a set of open standards that enables rich access to digital media from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions around the world.

Learn more.

https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/181741/manifest.json

Extended information about this artwork

Object information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. To help improve this record, please email . Information about image downloads and licensing is available here.

Share

Sign up for our enewsletter to receive updates.

Learn more

Image actions

Share