Objects
Sheikh's coat, mid-to-late 19th century
Sheikh's coat, mid-to-late 19th century
Number
МАЭ № 5032-1
Title
Sheikh's coat
Ethnicity
Date
mid-to-late 19th century
Collectors-person
Material
semibrocard, silk thread, metallic thread, metallic braid
Dimensions
width 156; length 143
Annotation
Aba or jubbah coat is outergarment of the Arabs of Asia, it has unified fit and differs only in textile quality. Woolen aba was the most common due to its hard wearing and cold protection.
Corpus
Ethnography of South and South-West Asia