Child's Tunic with Hood
Heavy woolen garments such as the example seen here were generally worn as a top layer over a lighter tunic, and hoods offered added protection against heat, cold, or dust. This green wool garment is one of a number of hooded children's tunics that have been preserved. It is ornamented with plain, undyed bands, while its clavi and double sleeve bands are made of purple-colored and undyed wool. The clavi and bands are decorated with a repeating pattern of abstracted, elongated figures intertwined in a vine scroll; they are framed by festoons and dangling leaves. The hemline of the tunic is edged with green fringe. A separately woven hood, also decorated with undyed bands and two roundels, is finished with green fringe along the top and red fringe along the sides.
Artwork Details
- Title: Child's Tunic with Hood
- Date: 600–900
- Geography: Attributed to Egypt
- Medium: Tapestry weave in purple-colored, red-brown, and undyed wool on plain-weave ground of green wool; fringes in green and red-brown along the perimeter of the hood and lower edges
- Dimensions: Textile (Including sleeves and hood): L. 35 1/16 in. (89.1 cm)
W. 39 3/4 in. (101 cm)
Mount: H. 42 in. (106.7 cm)
W. 47 1/4 in. (120 cm)
D. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm) - Classification: Textiles
- Credit Line: Gift of George D. Pratt, 1927
- Object Number: 27.239
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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660–870 (radiocarbon date, 95% probability)
7th century
late 10th century
6th–9th century
dated 328 AH/939–40 CE
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