Priest robe

Museum number:
9-15660
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
927 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3032
Description:
Priest robe. Silk, gilt paper wrapped yarns. Brocaded twill weave, plain weave lining. Blue ground, Varicolored designs, red lining. Floral, bird motives. 4 inches by 81 inches.
Donor:
Design Department (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
Japan
Verbatim coll. place:
JAPAN
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Materials:
Metal and Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Robes (main garments)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1974
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 81 inches and width 45 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Priest robe, accession number 9-15660, described as Priest robe. Silk, gilt paper wrapped yarns. Brocaded twill weave, plain weave lining. Blue ground, Varicolored designs, red lining. Floral, bird motives. 4 inches by 81 inches.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Priest robe, accession number 9-15660, described as Priest robe. Silk, gilt paper wrapped yarns. Brocaded twill weave, plain weave lining. Blue ground, Varicolored designs, red lining. Floral, bird motives. 4 inches by 81 inches.

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