Man's Bag, first quarter of the 19th century
Amazigh (Berber)expand_more
Leather, silk, metal; embroideredexpand_more
Gift of Jane and Thomas Nelsonexpand_more 2001.3.8
Not on Viewexpand_more
Professional male embroiderers living in northern Morocco's Riff Mountains produced leather objects that were used throughout the country. The elaborate embroidery done on leather for men's accessories such as this bag has a long tradition in the country and has been much appreciated by foreign visitors. Delacroix and other European artists working in northern Morocco during the 19th century often included depictions of embroidered leather and other highly decorative fabrics in their paintings.
This bag would have been used by men living in a non-urban environment and would have accorded the owner a certain amount of prestige within his community. On festive occasions it would have been worn by a horseman whose mount would also have had an elaborately embroidered halter and saddle. This bag was acquired in the Siroua Mountains in southern Morocco in the 1990's.
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- Man's Bag
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- 2001.3.8
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