Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1990-0005-0001 | |
| Category | Ceremonial Items; Textiles | |
| Object Name | Burial cloth | |
| Culture | Ge-Jia (aka Ge Jia) | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | China | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Guizhou Province | |
| County | Huangping | |
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1980s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Cotton; Silk embroidery yarn | |
| Description | Man's burial cloth (placed on deceased person's chest), consisting of rectangular panel completely embroidered with central yellow and green cross on red background, with green, lilac, and yellow borders; Cloth is symbolic of shield and is intended to protect deceased as he journeys toward land of ancestors, following death. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 35.5, Thickness = 0.1, Length = 34.5 | |