Woman's white ceremonial sash. White linen with indigo weft stripes. Black embroidered patterns in bands between weft stripes at ends of sash. Ends finish in fringe.
Donor:
Ann Yarwood Goldman
Collection place:
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Culture or time period:
Hmong
Collection date:
1989
Materials:
Linen (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Embroidery (visual works) and Sashes (costume accessories)
Function:
2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes and 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama