Painting, oil on canvas, entitled "odalisque" by the french painter georges bretegnier, signed "tangier" (morocco) lower left. The painting represents a moorish which is a name reserved for moroccan women, a term borrowed from the word "mauri" which is an ancient amazigh (berber) tribe from antiquity which inhabited present-day morocco. This woman is dressed in the moroccan caftan with loose sleeves from the region of tangier and tetouan, this caftan is not as long as that of the city of fez. The caftan of northern morocco is also distinguished from other caftans worn in other cities of morocco by its loose cut and distinctive flared sleeves. This caftan is recognizable by its embroidery called khanjar embroidery or in moroccan language "tarz khanjar". Below the caftan, we can see a traditional purple sadriya, embroidered with gold thread. At her waist, she wears a fez brocade belt. She wears special slippers (moroccan babouche), which exude a singular style and presence, her ankles are imprisoned with a kholkhal which is a traditional amazigh (berber) jewellery. Date: XIX century, signed "Tangier" lower-left..
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