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Woman's gray/brown embroidered aingyi; part of full set of female dress
Woman's gray/brown embroidered aingyi; part of full set of female dress
Object Number 2012.13.1.2
Display Title Woman's gray/brown embroidered aingyi; part of full set of female dress
Descriptions
Object Description Woman's gray/brown machine-embroidered aingyi; part of full set of female dress; iridescent silk; green, pink, yellow, and silver thread form 18 flower designs spread across the fabric; small curves of embroidery along jacket opening; 4 metal closures, 5 cloth-covered plastic buttons; 3/4 length sleeve; open collar
Inventory Description Aingyi, woman's, gray/brown machine-embroidered, part of full set of female dress, iridescent silk; green, pink, yellow, and silver thread form flower designs on the fabric, metal closures, cloth-covered plastic buttons, sleeves, open collar
Classification
  • Jacket
Department Ethnographic
Date 2006
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Burma
Materials Silk Thread Silver thread Plastic Metal
Dimensions Other: 54.5 x 97.7 x 0.1 cm (21 7/16 x 38 7/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2012.13.1.2
Provenance
Collector Hazel Hitson Weidman (1957-2012)
Donor Donated by Hazel Hitson Weidman (1957-2012)

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