Woman's Jacket

Name/Title

Woman's Jacket

Entry/Object ID

2021.1.18

Description

A dark blue indigo robe with embroidered collar and split sides. The back panel is intricately embroidered with counted thread technique and narrow bands piping appliqué. This robe would have been worn by a woman from the Red Yao group in Vietnam.

Acquisition

Accession

2021.1

Source or Donor

Leslie Nevison

Credit Line

Gift of Leslie Nevison

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown Maker

Textile Details

Technique

Plain Weave, Appliqué, Embroidery

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Vietnam

* Untyped Cultural Region

Sapa

Culture/Tribe

Yao

Dimensions

Width

65 cm

Length

125.5 cm

Material

Cotton

Provenance

Notes

Purchased in 1995