Textile made by the Ibo Jewish Community in Nigeria
date: label: Date
content: 2001
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: A length of fabric with a repeating pattern of temple doors, windows, columns, trees, and a partial sun against a blue, brick patterned background. At the top and bottom edges of the cloth, there are five sets of three pairs of orange, tablet-shaped windows capped with three white arches. Below the top band there is a second band that depicts a green palm tree, an orange partial sun behind two blue hills and clouds drawn against a white background. The center panel had a blue brick wall background and depicts an archway of the white, temple doors surrounded by orange outlined columns on either side, an orange arch above the door frame underlining green text that reads [TEMPLE OF JERUSALEM]. On either side of the columns are three, orange, tablet-shaped windows capped with three, white arches. Below the temple doors is additional text that reads [SABBATH WOMEN CONFERENCE/ (ARISE AND SHINE)] in green lettering.
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: Judaism
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Women
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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: 2011.88.2
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, dye
label: Dimensions
content: L x W: 215 1/2 × 44 3/4 in. (547.4 × 113.7 cm)