Tunic (Jibbeh)
Mahdiyya State, Sudan- Date
- 1885/99
- Medium
- Layers of cotton, plain weave; pieced and quilted; appliquéd with wool and wool and cotton plain weaves and wool twill weaves; embroidered with cotton in chain, cross, and a derivative of herringbone stitches; applied plied yarn edging; lined with cotton plain weaves; pieced
- Dimensions
- 93.7 × 116.8 cm (36 7/8 × 46 in.)
- Department
- Textiles
- Credit line
- African and Amerindian Curator's Discretionary, Holly and David Ross, Arnold H. Crane, African and Amerindian Art Purchase, and O. Renard Goltra funds