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1964.11.3

Currency cloth, natural ground, patterns in brown, orange, green, pink and purple silk. [MJD 24/06/2014]

1964.11.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Currency cloth, natural ground, patterns in brown, orange, green, pink and purple silk. [MJD 24/06/2014]
Long description
Currency cloth, natural ground, patterns in brown, orange, green, pink and purple silk, mostly geometric but including elephants. Fringe, at both ends, of twisted cotton warp strands. [MJD 24/06/2014]
Cultural groups
Thai Nuea
Lao
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Musée de l'Homme
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1931
Date collected
circa 1931
Acquisition information
Donated: 1964
Materials and processes
Material Silk Yarn Animal, Material Textile, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Process Twisted, Process Woven
Dimensions
Length 570 mm, Width 500 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1964.11.3 Other numbers: 31.42.108

Search terms: Currency, Toilet, Trade, Towel, Toilet Article

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