sash(?);
costume;
belt(?)
- Museum number
- As1991,22.10
- Description
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Narrow band of cotton cloth, possibly used as a sash with, or accessory ("tail") to, apron. Narrow outside stripe on each side of blue-black, then inside stripes of yellow and red; central part is of several sections separated transversely by inserted wefts of bright red wool; between each pair of these wefts is a rectilinear design, possibly produced by a supplementary warp technique, with a small swastika in the centre. The ends of the cloth are finished with a short piece of green cotton cloth folded over and sewn on. Part of woman's costume.
- Production date
- 20thC
- Dimensions
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Length: 107 centimetres
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Width: 8.30 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Collected in the field, June 1991. Part of costume with nos.7,8 and 9.
Front China Development Ltd. is a company run by Eric Boudot and Carey Vail.
In set with As1991,22.07
In set with As1991,22.08
In set with As1991,22.09
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- good
- Acquisition date
- 1991
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- As1991,22.10