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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Jacket, museum number 2-18810, described as Buckskin back. Beaded; brass bells; human hair fringe; painted. NOTE: DO NOT HANDLE. VERY FRAGILE. NOT TO LOAN.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Legging, museum number 2-5196a, no description available.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Legging, museum number 2-5196b, described as Legging painted with green rings. Beaded band; fringed with scalps and dyed horsehair.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Robe, museum 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.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Robe, museum number 9-17950, described as Robe: ch'i-fu, dark blue stain-woven silk w/ 5-toed dragons front & back & all over cloud motifs in blue, green, red & pink; mountain & waters design at hem & on sleeves; tailoring & sleeves altered later; unlined; Manchu closure w/ brass buttons. Silk, metal wrapped thread, silk floss weaving, satin stitch, couching. 143.8 cm L.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Robe, museum number 9-13559, described as Dragon robe. Long sleeves, overlapping front with 5 loops and metal buttons on right side. Slits ⅓ up front and back. Blue silk twill ground, with multicolor embroidery. Right front (concealed when Worn) is plain with one large dragon and sacred jewel. Main body has a wide lower band of straight waves, mountains, 3 dragons on front, one on each shoulder, and 3 on back. Also scattered birds, bats, sacred jewels, clouds, and Taoist symbolic objects. Neckband black silk twill ground, embroidered with 5 dragons, waves and bats. Edging of deteriorating blue and gold brocaded tape. Sleeves are plain black silk; “horsehoof” cuffs embroidered with dragons and bats. All dragons are gold, with 5 claws. Light blue silk lining. May have been worn by a prince or high ranking mandarin official. Late 19th century. Cost collector $150.00 (old tag).
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Robe, museum number 9-13562, described as Robe. Long wide sleeves. Front opening with 3 loop and knotted button closings. Black silk satin with multicolored scattered floral embroidery. 2 square emblems on back and breast with flowers in bases. Sleeve borders of white silk satin embroidered with female figures in outdoor scenes. 3 brocade tapes on neck edge, and 2 on sleeve and front edges. Blue silk satin lining. A special group in the court used in this type of flower and vase design. Late 19th century. Slits up the sides indicate it was a woman’s robe. Cost collector $85.00 (old tag).
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Robe, museum number 9-18706, described as Dragon robe, women’s; red and blue silk gauze; side flap opening with 4 metal buttons; large, multi-colored embroidered floral rondels on red ground; wide multi-colored wave and rock motif with Buddhist good luck symbols (knot, canopy) at lower edge; sleeves have dense floral embroidery on dark blue ground; lower sleeves lined; metallic woven brocade cloth used along neck and sleeve edges; shows wear at neck and underarms; late Ch’ing dynasty formal, unofficial women’s attire worn in warm weather
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Sari, museum number 9-12080, described as Sari; Lahi (Gujerati) - sari; Parsi; Handwoven; Chinese silk gauze tie-dyed in curvilinear floral pattern; body of sari has pattern pink and white on black ground, borders are white on red; border of black Chinese gauze silk embroidered in cream-colored silk attached to lower edge and on approximately 3 yards of the upper edge; length 520 cm., width 114 cm. Made by Chinese and Indian artisans. Imported silk,indigenous dyes and techniques. Traditionally worn by Parsi widows and therefore considered highly inauspicious as a garment for single or married women. The colors, while there may be variation of the shade, are usually black and red and pink. The attachment of a superimposed border is optional. Although the silk is Chinese, these lahi saris (tie-dyed) were made in Gujerate for Parsi clients. This specimen belonged to the donor's grandmother, Mrs. Piroja Gimi.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Sari, museum number 9-12967, described as Sari; black gauze silk with red border; pink tie-dye; materials/techniques: silk, tied-dyed; made by Muslim dyers.