The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 23, 2025

Fragment of a belt (hizam)

1800s

Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Moroccan weaver

Silk, dye
Overall: 24.1 x 32.3 cm (9 1/2 x 12 11/16 in.)
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1918.192
Location: Not on view

Description

This silk textile with a lampas weave features alternating designs of eight-pointed stars, ogival (curved) medallions, and floral patterns. This fragment would have likely once been part of a wider belt, called hizam, worn by elite Moroccan women over their gowns.
  • Paydar, Niloo Imami, and Ivo Grammet. The Fabric of Moroccan Life. Indianapolis, Ind: Indianapolis Museum of Art, 2002. p. 100-117
    Alaoui, Rachida. Florilège de la broderie marocaine. [Milan]: Skira, 2011.
  • {{cite web|title=Fragment of a belt (hizam)|url=false|author=|year=1800s|access-date=23 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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