Shawl

Museum number:
18-430
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2156
Description:
Shawl; red satin, backed with red cotton; heavily embroidered with birds and floral motifs in gold thread and varicolored cotton French knots; red cotton tassels at both ends. Homemade by women for their own or their daughtersâ use; worn on very special occasions, especially weddings. Length including tassels 180 cm. Width 44 cm.
Donor:
Nancy Tanner and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Sumatra, Indonesia
Culture or time period:
Minangkabau
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shawls and Textiles (visual works)
Function:
2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 17.5 inches and length 72 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Shawl, accession number 18-430, described as Shawl; red satin, backed with red cotton; heavily embroidered with birds and floral motifs in gold thread and varicolored cotton French knots; red cotton tassels at both ends. Homemade by women for their own or their daughtersâ use; worn on very special occasions, especially weddings. Length including tassels 180 cm. Width 44 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Shawl, accession number 18-430, described as Shawl; red satin, backed with red cotton; heavily embroidered with birds and floral motifs in gold thread and varicolored cotton French knots; red cotton tassels at both ends. Homemade by women for their own or their daughtersâ use; worn on very special occasions, especially weddings. Length including tassels 180 cm. Width 44 cm.

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