altarcloth; silk gold with embroidered floral- curvilinear desgin in blue, green, red; dragon embroidered in cenyer in gold metallic thread, yellow silk backing; 71x71 centimeters
Donor:
Harold C. Glidewell and Mrs. Harold C. Glidewell
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
Northern China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Daniel A. Damkroeger
Collection date:
1900-1902
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Altar cloths
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies