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Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 5-13820, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 5-15532, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 9-5459, described as Robe; silk, gilt paper; K’OSSU tapestry weave; plain weave lining; gold ground, varicolored dragon, other designs, blue lining 56 1/2 inches long. 29 inch sleeves.
Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 2-19028, described as Robe/cape of twined and beaten yellow cedar bark, strip of sea otter fur woven in along one edge. Traded widely both to north and south. Worn by men as a cape. Worn over both shoulders and tied under the chin, or draped under the right arm and tied on the left shoulder. Worn by women as a wraparound skirt. Length is regulated by pulling it up under the armpits so that it reached just about at the calf of the leg, or letting it drop farther down to touch the ankles. These styles depended on locality and period.
Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 9-5457, described as Robe; silk, gilt paper; satin weave, embroidered; damask lining; red ground; varicolored dragons, other designs; natural to red lining; 46 inches long, 24 inch sleeves.
Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 5-2925, described as Men’s gown; Riga; machine and hand-sewn, arabesque design on front and back.
Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 5-15781, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 9-5657, described as Robe (mantle) worn by Buddhist priest; 13 patchwork strips within border; varicolored silk brocaded on white satin ground; design of clouds and dragon medallions; one pocket-like flap on outside, one on inside corner; trapezoidal in shape; pink silk lining; 108 x 137 x 231 cm
Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 5-10129, described as Robe; sleeveless outer robe of white and indigo-dyed goat hair in weft face plain weave; alternating vertical stripes of indigo on white ground; black rayon panels with wavy machine-sewn stitches on inside edges of upper part of garment; black rayon tape trim; w. across shoulder 71 cm, l. 103 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 9-13560, described as Dragon robe. Long tapering sleeves. Overlapping front with 5 loops and metal buttons on right side. Slit ⅓ up front and back. Magenta silk plain weave ground with multicolor brocade and embroidery. Right front (concealed when worn) is plain with one dragon. Main body has wide lower band of embroidered straight waves. Brocaded patterns above - 3 dragons on front, one on each shoulder, 3 on the back. Also mountains, clouds, birds, fish, bats, and other lucky symbols. The main body has been shortened around the middle by 4 inches. Neckband of black silk plain weave ground, with 5 brocade dragons, waves, clouds, bats. Edging of old black silk and flat strap gold brocade. Sleeves have embroidered sea and waves at shoulders, then plain black area with groups of woven stripes. “Horsehoof” cuff brocaded with dragons, waves, clouds. Old edging as on neck. Dragons all have 5 claws and are gold. No lining, and lower edge had come unhemmed.

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