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"Tensifa" (Ceremonial Scarf used to Decorate the Mirror of Bride's Chamber)

"Tensifa" (Ceremonial Scarf used to Decorate the Mirror of Bride's Chamber)

1700s
embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground
Overall: 333.9 x 56.6 cm (131 7/16 x 22 5/16 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.830
Location: not on view
  • Stone, Caroline. The Embroideries of North Africa. Burnt Mill, Harlow, Essex: Longman, 1985. p. 73
    Paydar, Niloo Imami, and Ivo Grammet. The Fabric of Moroccan Life. Indianapolis, Ind: Indianapolis Museum of Art, 2002. p. 68
    Denamur, Isabelle, Pierre Ferbos, and Louise Rogers Lalaurie. Moroccan textile embroidery. Paris: Flammarion, 2003. p. 58-59
    Alaoui, Rachida. Florilège de la broderie marocaine. [Milan]: Skira, 2011. p. 48
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