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Arts of the Islamic World

On View: Arts of the Islamic World, 2nd floor
CULTURE Bakhtiari Tribe
MEDIUM Wool
DATES late 19th–early 20th century
DIMENSIONS 27 × 23 × 1 3/4 in. (68.6 × 58.4 × 4.4 cm)
COLLECTIONS Arts of the Islamic World
ACCESSION NUMBER 2017.27.2
CREDIT LINE Gift of Sarah B. Sherrill
PROVENANCE Prior to 1975, provenance not yet documented; 1975, acquired in Iran by Sarah B. Sherrill of New York, NY; December 19, 2017, gift of Sarah B. Sherrill to the Brooklyn Museum.
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