Collection place: Tibetan Plateau / Donor: Theos C. Bernard / Materials: Wool (textile) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Blanket, accession number 9-22175, described as white felt rug or blanket fringed with natural hair, rounded corners.

Hearst Museum object titled Coat, accession number 9-22199, described as maroon wool coat fully lined with sheep skin. button-and-loop closure under right arm. narrow blue denim binding on inside around neck, down lapels and at sleeve ends.

Hearst Museum object titled Hanging, accession number 9-22150, described as navy blue wool ground to which a light blue has been applied then embroidered in gold thread. each side of the light band is thin embroidered with gold, pink and white. 2 identical bands are joined at center to form the finished piece. black velvet bands 5 cm wide have been applied to each and then finished with maroon fringes. sides are finished with narrow gold fringe.

Hearst Museum object titled Hat, accession number 9-22161, described as cocoa brown felt hat. black and gold brocade band and gold rick-rack and braid. decorated above the band and on a medallion on the crown. brim has 2 long ear flaps on each side and short tabs in front and back. brim edged with black fur all around.

Hearst Museum object titled Hat, accession number 9-22088, described as saffron colored, hood like hat of high pile wool surmounted by a stiff roach of saffron colored yarn. hood finished with 2 lappets of red cotton with insets of yellow Chinese silk. lined with blue cotton. a black cotton cap edged with black grosgrain ribbon is mounted inside the hood.

Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 9-22198, described as cold weather cape of very heavy, nap-on, dyed (rust-red) wool. wool is woven in a narrow loom thru pieced to form a volumnious cape. exterior is finished with a light blue cotton band ranging in width from 6 to 9cm. cape is lined with pale, blue-grey brocaded silk, also heavily pieced. stitching is all hand work or done on a sewing machine.

Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-22201, described as navy blue ground; 10 peonies and stems with leaves; flowers primarily in red, tan, light blue; hand knotted and sheared.

Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-22190, described as orange ground rug with 2 dragons facing each other head to tail. one is pale blue and one is navy blue; 5 flaming jewels distributed around dragons, bordered with multicolored waves (home of dragons) and mountains topped by clouds. colors include grey-green, tan, pink, red, light blue, navy blue, maroon and ecru. hand knotted and sheared.

Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-22181, described as wool rug. navy blue ground. decorated with 10 peonies in golden-yellow, red and blue, intertwined with badly faded blue stems and blue, red and golden yellow leaves. short looped fringe on one end; cut fringe on the other. no backing; loom woven the sheared.

Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-22312, described as one pointed end; central floral motif on red ground; 3 borders with floral motifs; triangular end; floral motif on tan ground with blue border and brown binding on edges; hand knotted and sheared.