Indigo-dyed textile

Textile

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Name/Title

Indigo-dyed textile

Entry/Object ID

2023.2.11

Description

Roll of textile with a resist dye pattern of flowers and flying birds, likely phoenixes. The number 3 dyed at the edge of the textile.

Collection

Dorothy "Ann" Helm Collection

Category

Cloth

Acquisition

Accession

2023.2

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

East Asia

Continent

Asia

Notes

Possibly from China or Japan.

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

cloth, resist dyeing

Dimensions

Width

83.5 cm

Material

Likely Cotton, Indigo Dye

Color

Indigo

Location

Box

Box 15

Room

Storage Unit