id:			130598
accession number:	1953.320
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1953.320
updated:		2025-05-10 11:04:34.393000

Panel from a Head Covering (‘Ajar), probably 1800s or early 1900s. Africa, North Africa, Tunisia, probably Testour or Tunis, Tunisian weaver. Silk, metal, dye; overall: 117.2 x 53.4 cm (46 1/8 x 21 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1953.320

title:				Panel from a Head Covering (‘Ajar)
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creation date:			probably 1800s or early 1900s
creation date earliest:		1800
creation date latest:		1925
current location:		234 Textile Gallery
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Africa, North Africa, Tunisia, probably Testour or Tunis, Tunisian weaver
technique:	Silk, metal, dye
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Islamic
type:		Textile
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measurements: Overall: 117.2 x 53.4 cm (46 1/8 x 21 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Stories from Storage
	opening date:   2021-02-06T05:00:00
	<i>Stories from Storage</i>. 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
	<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

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PROVENANCE

	(Jose Viñas, Barcelona, Spain, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: 1953
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1953-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Chakerian, Peter. “'Maghreb' sews artistic traditions of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.” <em>The Plain Dealer</em> (Friday, November 1, 2024): D1, D5.
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	Gebremedhen, Helina. “Arts of the Maghreb: North African Textiles and Jewelry – Curatorial Reflections.” <em>Journal 18</em>, Issue #19 (Spring 2025).
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	url:		https://www.journal18.org/19-africa/arts-of-the-maghreb-north-african-textiles-and-jewelry-curatorial-reflections/

	Gillow, John. <em>African Textiles: Colour and Creativity Across a Continent.</em> London: Thames &amp; Hudson, 2003.
	page number: 	p. 232
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