Textile made by the Ibo Jewish Community in Nigeria
date: label: Date
content: 2004
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Received by
content: Rabbinit Miriam Funnye, American
label: Subject of
content: Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation, American, founded 1984
notes: label: Description
content: White textile with white and blue fringe lining the short ends. There is a repeating pattern of the Star of David embroidered in blue with a total of eighteen (18) stars evenly spaced across the textile. Also embroidered in blue in the center bottom of the textile is the name [RABBI CAPERS / SHMUEL FUNNYE]. There is a one centimeter blue band running across the top and bottom edges of the textile.
place: label: Place made
content: Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
label: Place used
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: Black Hebraic religions
label: Topic
content: Identity
label: Topic
content: Judaism
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Textiles and Quilts
label: Classification
content: Sacred and Ceremonial Objects
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Gift of Rabbi Capers Funnye and the Beth Shalom B’nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.88.3
objectType: label: Type
content: textiles
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: cloth, thread, dye
label: Dimensions
content: L x W: 74 5/8 × 46 1/16 in. (189.5 × 117 cm)