Wedding Kaftan

19th century

Not on view

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Provenance

Title: Wedding Kaftan
Date: 19th century
Geography: From Morocco
Medium: Silk; brocaded
Dimensions: L. at center back 62 in. (158 cm)
Classification: Outerwear-Womenswear
Credit Line: Gift of Princess Maria Niscemi Romanoff, 1996
Object Number: 1996.503.3
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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