Man's robe

Museum number:
9-22205
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Alternate number:
BY.T-265 and T-265 (original number)
Description:
man's silk dress robe. royal purple brocade woven silk (with dragons, phoenixes, clouds, endless knots, conch shells, wheels and other propitious motifs). 1 button-and-loop closure under right arm. fully lined with aqua blue cotton fabric. hand and machine sewn.
Collection place:
Tibet
Verbatim coll. place:
Tibet
Collector:
Theos C. Bernard
Materials:
Cotton (textile), Metal, and Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Phoenixes and Robes (main garments)
Function:
2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)
Production date:
19th-20th century
Context of use:
clothing
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 152 centimeters and width 118 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Man's robe, accession number 9-22205, described as man's silk dress robe. royal purple brocade woven silk (with dragons, phoenixes, clouds, endless knots, conch shells, wheels and other propitious motifs). 1 button-and-loop closure under right arm. fully lined with aqua blue cotton fabric. hand and machine sewn.

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