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This woven fragment features a pattern of eight-pointed stars in various configurations, bordered by alternating black and red vegetal forms. Its fragmentary nature makes it difficult to assess what its original size, or function may have been.

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Document identity
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110540
label
Fragment
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object
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1
Source metadata
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110540
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object
title
Fragment
description
This woven fragment features a pattern of eight-pointed stars in various configurations, bordered by alternating black and red vegetal forms. Its fragmentary nature makes it difficult to assess what its original size, or function may have been.
date
1800s
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80002633
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Textile
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Average: 19 x 11.5 cm (7 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)
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Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Moroccan weaver
accession
1929.11
Source extras
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Silk, metal, dye
tombstone
Fragment, 1800s. Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Moroccan weaver. Silk, metal, dye; average: 19 x 11.5 cm (7 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of H. A. Elsberg, 1929.110
collection
T - Islamic
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Gift of H. A. Elsberg
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2026-05-29 05:52:07.295000
sourceId
110540
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Textiles
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T - Islamic
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Silk, metal, dye
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1
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0
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photo
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