An Exceptional Quality Orientalist Portrait of "A Moorish Chief" 19th Century
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An Exceptional Quality Orientalist Portrait of "A Moorish Chief from Algeria", circa 1880. Oil on canvas painting depicting a Moorish chief / guard, dressed in traditional garb (burnous) and head scarf with weapons. In original moorish beaded wood frames, (840 pieces of beads per frame) with mother of pearl inserts. Canvas: 24" high x 20" wideFrame: 35" high x 30" wide An excellent painting for any orientalist collector. Very good condition, no damages, ready to hang. A burnous, also burnoose, bournous or barnous, is a long cloak of coarse wool fabric with a pointed hood, often white in color, traditionally worn by Berber and other Maghrebi men. In the Maghreb, the color of the burnous may be white, beige, or dark brown Period: 19th CenturyWidth: 30 in (76.2 cm)Height: 35 in (88.9 cm)Medium: Oil
