Leg wrapping

Museum number:
9-23277
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090023277
Alternate number:
6 (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4786
Description:
Leg wrapping. Curved white linen strip. Black embroidery along top of length (the side that will show when worn) Each end has additional embroidered patterns.
Donor:
Ann Yarwood Goldman
Collection place:
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Verbatim coll. place:
Purchased in Chiang Mai night market
Culture or time period:
Mien
Collection date:
1990
Materials:
Linen (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Embroidery (visual works)
Function:
2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)
Production date:
1890?
Accession date:
September 30, 2011
Context of use:
Used for weddings and ceremonies
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— length 114 inches and whole— width 5.5 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Leg wrapping, accession number 9-23277, described as Leg wrapping. Curved white linen strip. Black embroidery along top of length (the side that will show when worn) Each end has additional embroidered patterns.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Leg wrapping, accession number 9-23277, described as Leg wrapping. Curved white linen strip. Black embroidery along top of length (the side that will show when worn) Each end has additional embroidered patterns.

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