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Object Number
2012.13.1.1
Display Title
Woman's gray/brown embroidered longyi; part of full set of female dress
Descriptions
Object Description
Woman's gray/brown machine-embroidered longyi; part of full set of female dress; iridescent silk; green, pink, yellow, and silver thread continuous curling designs with interspersed thread designs in flower shapes; 2 strings to tie longyi after wrapping, one string has embroidery
Inventory Description
Longyi, woman's, part of full set of female dress, iridescent silk; green, pink, yellow, and silver thread continuous curling designs on light brown ground, two strings to tie longyi after wrapping, one string has embroidery
Classification
- Skirt
Department
Ethnographic
Date
2006
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Burma
Materials
Silk Silver thread Thread
Dimensions
Other: 92.1 x 75.9 x 0.09 cm (36 1/4 x 29 7/8 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2012.13.1.1
Provenance
Collector
Hazel Hitson Weidman
(1957-2012)
Donor
Donated by
Hazel Hitson Weidman
(1957-2012)
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