A FRAGMENT OF AN INTERIOR CHEFCHAOUEN ARID (HANGING)

Morocco, North Africa, 19th century

The linen ground finely cross-stitched in coloured silks, the teal blue ground in a diaper pattern grid of squares, the main design with serrated leaves framing stylised floral motifs, the typical chevron-filled arrow pointing to the central stars, cut-out and mounted on green board, framed and glazed, 96cm x 27cm, 105cm x 35.5cm including the frame.

For similar examples and to get a sense of how these textiles would have been used, please see Niloo Imami Paydar and Ivo Grammet, The Fabric of Moroccan Life, pp. 64-6.