Name of Object:

Gilet

Name in original language:

Ghlila

Location:

Algiers, Algeria

Holding Institution:

Musée Public National des Antiquités

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Date of Object:

19th century

Inventory Number:

II.Tb.136

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Embroidered velvet

Dimensions:

61 cm x 58 cm

Provenance:

Algiers

Description:

Men's sleeveless gilet, embroidered with gold thread.

Archival or Bibliographical Reference:

"D'Ikossim à el-Djazayir", in Catalogue d'Exposition du Musée Public National des Antiquités, 2007

Citation of this web page:

Houria Cherid "Gilet " in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;dz;4;en

Prepared by: Houria Cherid
Translation by: Flaminia Baldwin

MWNF Working Number: DZ 017