Anṣār (الأنصار) jibba

Item

Title

Anṣār (الأنصار) jibba
jibbah

Creator

Creator Unrecorded

Subject

Mahdi; Sudan; clothing, 'ethnic'; campaign mementoes
Textiles

Description

Late-period anṣār (الأنصار) smock-shaped garment, fawn in colour, with short sleeves. Features patches of orange, brown, black and dark blue. [FHM 25/09/2019]
Listed as coming from E.J. Bunbury in the Gordon's School register of objects. [NSty 23/10/20]

Publisher

Making African Connections

Format

Width 900mm; Length 1300mm

Identifier

GGC91

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Title Alternate label Class
The jibba: clothing for Sufi and soldier Text