Abstract

The Los Angeles Craft and Folk Art Museum recently presented a vibrant display of Moroccan arts and crafts which encompassed a diverse range of media, including textiles, woodwork, pottery, ceramics, leatherwork, and jewelry. Together with a collection of Jean Besancenot's photographs of traditional dress from the 1930s, this exhibition provided a rare glimpse into the rich dimensions of Morocco's visual culture, which tends to be overlooked. Moroccan luxury objects and religious art from the classical Islamic period are scant in United States collections compared to holdings in European and Moroccan collections, and therefore receive little exposure. Likewise, many African-art exhibitions tend to focus on sub-

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