Akhnif
Berber Man's Cape
Ait Ouaouzguite tribal confederation
Siroua Mountain valleys of the Anti Atlas Range
Morocco
Circa 1920's-1930's
Wool, possibly goathair, cotton and silk, natural and possibly synthetic dyes, 
Weft-faced plain weave with eccentric wefts (loom shaped weaving), supplementary weft patterning, fringe and tassles

This superb Akhnif has several unusual feautures such as the dyed "epaulettes" on either side of the hood.
The interior is beautifully finished showing that it could also have been used inside out.

For reference please see Splendours du Maroc, page 188 number 237, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, 1998

 

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