textile; sample (textiles)

An almost rectangular piece of linen textile, made up of two sections, forming the front half of a blouse. A group of beige warp stripes, of two different widths, lies near the front opening. On each side of the woven stripes is a row of embroidery. The patterning consists of repeated angular shapes outlined in mid- green and infilled with light green, red, orange and blue cotton threads. A wedge shaped piece of cloth is sewn onto the armhole side. This cloth, together with 3.8.67/134 forms the front of a blouse.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
30.8.67/133
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 23.7402 x 9.0551 in.; 603 x 230 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
linen (material); cotton fibre
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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