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Dress

Short-sleeved full-length blue/purple abstract rectangular patterned silk chiffon Chinese woman's dress (Cheong Sam). The edges of the garment are bound in blue plain weave silk. The right front asymetrical closure is fastened with one snap and 13…

Dress

Long-sleeved full-length purple patterned silk chenille women's dress (Cheong Sam). The fabric design is a purple bakground with a blue and white grid pattern pile. This forms a flower and leaf pattern. All edges of the garment are bound in blue silk…

Dress

Short-sleeved full length lavender floral print silk damask Chinese woman's dress (cheong sam). The edges of garment are bound in lavender silk. The right front asymetrical closure is fastened with one snap and 11 lavender button knots. The two at…

Bib

The bib is 14" long 15.25" wide irregular diamond-shaped with a concave shape at the neck band and rounded off at the bottom. The face material is gold silk satin with an embroidered garden scene. At the neck end is a 1.75" wide black fabric binding…

Collar

Collar band of dark blue silk 15" long 1.5" wide with black binding which has gold printed patterns in places. From the collar band hang 18 blade shaped flaps 5" long and 18 flaps 8" long. On the shorter flaps are embroidered Chinese characters of…

Necklace

A mandrin-glass (-jade?) with lapis beads and red quartz(?) medallions worn by men. Four big red beads linked by smaller greenish-white jade beads. One of the four red beads is connected to the smaller beads by coiled cords and the flat red quartz…

Loom

Loom Wooden loom of the Lahu people from Northern Thailand. Frame is made of light colored wood and fits together with pegs. Free standing with four posts and a seat. The pink cotton warp is partially woven and attached to the cloth beam and strung…

Scroll

Scroll drawing of seated woman playing flute and man

Scroll

Scroll drawing of red bird on tree branch

Scroll

Scroll drawing of black bird on tree branch with orange flowers