Shawl
ca. 1960-1970 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This woman’s felt shawl forms part of a complete costume worn by a farmer’s wife from Shipki village in Ngari, western Tibet. The shawl was fastened together at the front with a lozenge-shaped clasp (Museum no. IS.14-1999). The costume also includes more showy elements such as hanging silver forehead ornaments and large earrings, which would have been worn mostly at festival times.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Dyed felt |
| Brief description | Woman's felt shawl with stitched on felt edging and panels, made and worn in western Tibet ca. 1960-70. |
| Physical description | A woman's felt shawl backed with checked cotton. The main piece is red felt bordered on each side with red and green felt, the bottom edged with multi-coloured felt. The back of the collar is edged with green felt with a trident design in yellow felt at the centre and yellow felt triangles at each shoulder. |
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| Summary | This woman’s felt shawl forms part of a complete costume worn by a farmer’s wife from Shipki village in Ngari, western Tibet. The shawl was fastened together at the front with a lozenge-shaped clasp (Museum no. IS.14-1999). The costume also includes more showy elements such as hanging silver forehead ornaments and large earrings, which would have been worn mostly at festival times. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.8-1999 |
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| Record created | August 28, 2002 |
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