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Shoulder Cloth

1960s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Shoulder cloth of silk with a black warp, green and maroon weft stripes, and supplmentary weft patterning in gold metallic thread on marron ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Woven silk with metallic supplmentary weft patterning
Brief description
Shoulder cloth, woven silk with metallic supplmentary weft patterning, Laos, 1960s
Physical description
Shoulder cloth of silk with a black warp, green and maroon weft stripes, and supplmentary weft patterning in gold metallic thread on marron ground.
Dimensions
  • Width: 49.4cm
  • Excluding fringe length: 161.6cm
  • Fringe length: 0.7cm (approx.)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Sir John Addis
Collection
Accession number
IS.86-1984

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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