Textile

Museum number:
9-21199
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090021199
Alternate number:
6 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4716
Description:
Sash, hemp, plain weave, dark blue warp and weft, embroidered end to end with warp direction stripes in black and orange-red cross-stitch embroidery. These stripes border central band in black, orange-red, and turquoise cross-stitch embroidery. 1 - 1.5 cm strip at each selvedge woven more closely than inner part of sash, presumably for added strength at edges. Warp ends folded over and hemmed. 332 cm L x 22-23 cm W.
Donor:
Eric Crystal
Collection place:
Vietnam
Verbatim coll. place:
Vietnam. Hmong. Purchased from villagers at Nam Khat Commune, Mu Cang Chai District, Yen Bai Province, Vietnam .
Collector:
Eric Crystal
Collection date:
October 2000
Materials:
Hemp (fiber)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Embroidery (visual works) and Textile samples
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
December 12, 2000
Context of use:
Sash, women’s. Embroidered sash to be sewn into New Year pleated skirt.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 9-21199, described as Sash, hemp, plain weave, dark blue warp and weft, embroidered end to end with warp direction stripes in black and orange-red cross-stitch embroidery. These stripes border central band in black, orange-red, and turquoise cross-stitch embroidery. 1 - 1.5 cm strip at each selvedge woven more closely than inner part of sash, presumably for added strength at edges. Warp ends folded over and hemmed. 332 cm L x 22-23 cm W.

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