Embroidered panel with metal accents

Textile

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Front

Front

Name/Title

Embroidered panel with metal accents

Entry/Object ID

2023.2.41

Description

Long embroidered panel with curve shape at top and rounded loop. Front comprises two pieces of dark green fabric with different embroidered patterns, with 14 metal beads sewn around the curve at top. A curved silver piece with bells and two rectangular silver pieces are sewn below as embellishments. The back is one entire piece of fabric with black and white strip patterns.

Use

Likely a bib or breast cloth of the Yao people in Vietnam that would have been worn under a jacket.

Collection

Dorothy "Ann" Helm Collection

Category

Accessories

Acquisition

Accession

2023.2

Made/Created

Place

Country

Vietnam

Continent

Asia

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Southeast Asia

Continent

Asia

Culture/Tribe

Yao

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

embroidery (visual works)

Dimensions

Width

10 cm

Length

71 cm

Dimension Notes

The length is measured from the top of the panel, where attached to the loop, to the end.

Material

Likely Cotton, Metal, Silver

Color

Red, Green, Black, White, Silver, Yellow

Location

Box

Box 11

Cabinet

Object Cabinet

Room

Studio

Research Notes

Notes

"Encyclopedia of world dress and fashion, vol. 4 : South Asia and Southeast Asia." Edited by Jasleen Dhamija, pp. 280.