clothing; chemise

Woman's shift of cream linen fabric, formed of panels hand-stitched together with a flared skirt. Upright collar and front opening, which has no fastenings. Decorated with embroidery in russet, burgundy and black threads with yellow details and some cream elements where the fabric has not been covered with embroidery. The latter runs along the upper part of the sleeve ends, collar and front opening and along the hem of the skirt, with two vertical panels rising from this lower border at the back.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
2011.76.1
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 1110 mm x 1000 mm x 10 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
linen; textile; hand stitched; embroidered
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
In storage
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