Collection place: Xizang autonomous region (Tibet), Tibetan Pleatau, China / Culture or time period: South Asian cultures - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Blouse, accession number 9-22195, described as green woman's blouse, kimono style with selvage finish at neck, lapel and sleeves; raw edge along bottom; 14cm slits on each side, also unhemmed, fabric is commercially made with woven design of time 6-sided figures (green on green). garment is machine made. extraordinarily long sleeves.

Hearst Museum object titled Blouse, accession number 9-22196, described as woman's blouse, ecru silk (?). selvage edge finish around neck, down lapels and sleeve ends. proper right lapel has been pieced and edge is finished with a rolled hem. raw edge along bottom and side slits (8cm). extraordinarily long sleeves.

Hearst Museum object titled Boot (footwear), accession number 9-22152a,b, described as woman's dress boots; leather multi-layered sole - natural leather, green dyed leather, narrow gold bead, heavy cotton twine braid; uppers are wool felt (red, green, blue, black) with embroidered insets in floral motifs at toe, atop foot and at ankle (both front and back). boot top is open down the back at the calf for 23cm and bound with blue cotton fabric.

Hearst Museum object titled Boot (footwear), accession number 9-22084a,b, described as men’s, long dress boots. combined leather and stacked fabric soles. black leather uppers are appliquéd with green leather decoration. tops are black velvet or velour with green leather Chinese character appliquéd on right and left side at ankle. green leather band up front from toe to top, around shoe and up the back. brown leather appliquéd at back. calf of boot is split up the back for 25 cm. top and split back edged with black cotton fabric. lined with white cotton fabric.

Hearst Museum object titled Boot (footwear), accession number 9-22149a,b, described as traditional monk's (lama) dress boots. boot upper constructed of tightly quilted khaki fabric reinforced to make it very stiff, sole of tightly braided/ woven cording. boot tops a dark brown and maroon (velvet?) fabrics bound at top with a black fabric band which is also used to line the boots. back of calf is split 26cm and bound with khaki fabric. top of foot decorated with an inset of patterned fabric.

Hearst Museum object titled Boot (footwear), accession number 9-22153a,b, described as monk's short boots made with thick leather and layered fabric soles, and finished with a fine gold leather bead where sole attaches to shoe. uppers of maroon velvet decorated with variegated white to blue braid and narrow piping of dark brown leather from toe to top of boot, around foot and up back. finished with a band of black velvet at top and lined with cotton fabric.

Hearst Museum object titled Boots (footwear), accession number 9-8243a,b, described as Boots, a pair; felt with appliqué and embroidery, cordage soles; shoe part is red and green felt embellished with embroidery; upper is black twillweave with varicolored striped appliqué up back.

Hearst Museum object titled Canopy, accession number 9-22157, described as canopy formed with a central panel of confronting diagrams embroidered in gold thread centered on several Chinese motifs and with a sacred mountain, clouds and waves border at one end on an orange ground. dragons are grasping flaming jewels plus 2 additional flaming jewels at top of panel. center panel bordered on 2 sides by rectangular panels of brocaded silk decorated with waves and cloaks, plus one dragon and flaming jewel. background is caramel colored with yellow/blue/green, white/gray/pink brocade. this central motif is bordered with a yellow brocade cloud motif border 30.0 cm wide with central panels of dragons. both borders feature dragons, clouds and flaming jewels plus wave/clouds/sacred mountains border at base of each blue dragon panel. a pleated ruffle of yellow-green and rust silk hangs downward where the canopy is suspended. far outer edges on all sides are pale blue silk with card binding. backed with panels of natural canvas and rust colored heavy silk. leather straps attached to each corner for hanging.

Hearst Museum object titled Cape, accession number 9-22197, described as ritual shoulder cape. silk brocade (2 different fabric: gold ground with red geometric patter; yellow ground with blue floral and geometric motifs). fabrics are appliquéd in a scroll design, bordered with a narrow (1cm) blue/black silk fabric band and a narrow ribbon (.3cm)of turquoise, blue purple/white. front and back identical except for a 10cm slit from the neck obliquely to proper right. backed with blue cotton fabric.

Hearst Museum object titled Ceremonial hat, accession number 9-21933, described as Tibetan aristocrat’s ceremonial hat. This is a hard lacquered hat worn by noblemen on special occasions. There are dragon motifs on the upper surface and motifs of the eight auspicious signs on the lower surface (See: T-251 through T-258).

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