id:			95503
accession number:	1916.1238
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1238
updated:		2025-05-05 18:19:41.983000

Kerchief (tensifa), 1700–1899. Africa, North Africa, Algeria, Algerian embroiderer. Linen, silk, gold, silver, dye; overall: 241.9 x 39.4 cm (95 1/4 x 15 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1916.1238

title:				Kerchief (tensifa)
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creation date:			1700–1899
creation date earliest:		1700
creation date latest:		1899
current location:		234 Textile Gallery
creditline:			Gift of J. H. Wade
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culture:	Africa, North Africa, Algeria, Algerian embroiderer
technique:	Linen, silk, gold, silver, dye
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Islamic
type:		Embroidery
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measurements: Overall: 241.9 x 39.4 cm (95 1/4 x 15 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Islamic art rotation
	opening date:   2015-12-16T05:00:00
	<i>Islamic art rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 16, 2015-December 19, 2016).

	title:		Arts of the Maghreb: North African Textiles and Jewelry
	opening date:   2024-11-03T04:00:00
	<i>Arts of the Maghreb: North African Textiles and Jewelry</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 3, 2024-October 12, 2025).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '<em>Embroideries from the J.H. Wade Collection</em>, November 1–December 5, 1928. Cleveland Museum of Art', 'opening_date': None}

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PROVENANCE

	Mr. Jeptha Homer Wade II [1857–1926] and Mrs. Ellen Garretson Wade [1859–1917], Cleveland, OH, given 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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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Victoria and Albert Museum, and A. J. B. Wace. <em>Catalogue of Algerian Embroideries</em>. London: Published under the authority of the Board of Education, 1935.
	page number: 	plate 1, no. 16
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IMAGES

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full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1238/1916.1238_full.tif