id: 95485
accession number: 1916.1221
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1221
updated: 2025-05-06 12:06:27.412000
Headdress (beniqa), 1800s. Africa, North Africa, Algeria, Algerian embroiderer. Linen, silk, and metal; overall: 210.8 x 17.1 cm (83 x 6 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1221
title: Headdress (beniqa)
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creation date: 1800s
creation date earliest: 1800
creation date latest: 1899
current location: 234 Textile Gallery
creditline: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
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culture: Africa, North Africa, Algeria, Algerian embroiderer
technique: Linen, silk, and metal
department: Textiles
collection: T - Islamic
type: Embroidery
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measurements: Overall: 210.8 x 17.1 cm (83 x 6 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Stories from Storage
opening date: 2021-02-06T05:00:00
Stories from Storage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).
title: Arts of the Maghreb: North African Textiles and Jewelry
opening date: 2024-11-03T04:00:00
Arts of the Maghreb: North African Textiles and Jewelry. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 3, 2024-October 12, 2025).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
Jeptha Homer Wade II [1857-1926] and Ellen Garretson Wade [1859-1917], Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
date: 1916
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1916-
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