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Catalog Number CAS 2002-0004-0001   CAS 2002-0004-0001; Apron (?)
Category Textiles
Object Name Apron (?)
Culture Hmong
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Thailand
State/Prov./Dist. Chaing Mai
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1978
Collection Name N/A
Materials Cotton cloth; Embroidery thread; Shell beads; Indigo and other dyes
Description Textile panel or possible apron, consisting of 2 pieces of hand-loomed, indigo-dyed cotton cloth seamed together down the center; lower 2/3 of panel is decorated in alternating horizontal bands of patchwork and embroidery, with single row of white beads along sides and bottom edge.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 45.5, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 67.0