coat (a) & jacket (b); coat, cotton, black with blue lining. 50 cm in front, 83 cm in back. set-in sleeves (20 cm long) with embroidered panel (geometric design-purple, yellow, gr. & rust) near shoulder & blue trim. red, white, black & blue cotton & pink ribbon-like applique at neck. Jacket, 29 cm long. Indigo dyed cotton with white string buttons. sleeves 39 cm long with embroidered panels (black, red, gr. & orange-geometric pattern) & applique (blue, black, wh. & red) at cuffs.
Donor:
Marci Winklestein
Verbatim coll. place:
Viet Nam, along Black River
Collector:
Marci Winklestein
Collection date:
1952
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Jackets (short coats)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Context of use:
part of Muong hill tribe dress; part of costume cf 9-16313-14