- Created by
- Unidentified
- Received by
- Rabbinit Funnye, Miriam, American
- Subject of
- Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation, American, founded 1984
- Date
- 2004
- Medium
- cloth, thread, dye
- Dimensions
- L x W: 74 5/8 × 46 1/16 in. (189.5 × 117 cm)
- Description
- 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 made
- Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
- Place used
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Textiles and Quilts
- Sacred and Ceremonial Objects
- Type
- textiles
- Topic
- Africa
- Black Hebraic religions
- Identity
- Judaism
- Religion
- Women
- Credit Line
- 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
- Object number
- 2011.88.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




