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Hearst Museum object titled Blanket, accession number 9-17977, described as Blanket, handwoven, two-sided, balanced plain weave; suppl. brocade weaving/. Dark red and natural cotton. Cotton dyed with imported Thai dye. L. 157 cm, W. 100 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Blouse, accession number 9-17980, described as Blouse, woman's. New. Loose cotton jacket with applied neckband hemmed to ground (black) fabric; geometric design batik with traditional spirals on sleeve pieces; continuous woven rhomb patterns on neck, sleeves and hem. Cotton, homespun & batik; embroidery and ribbon trim. Thai polychrome silk thread. L . 55.5 cm, W. 136 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Blouse, accession number 9-17979, described as Blouse, woman's. Dark blue with decorative collar and hem-band woven with silk and cotton thread in a continuous rhomb pattern of blue, pink, orange and black. Wax dyed aux. pieces on sleeves, two with spiral patterns, four with clouds and traditional Chinese patterns. Cotton, homespun. Applique of batik strips. Weaving and embroidery on ground fabric. L. 51.5 cm, W. 14 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Headdress cover, accession number 9-17983, described as Headdress cover, black and blue stripes, handwoven. two lengths sewn together, embroidered in blue, geen, pink, turquise and gold silk thread, geometric rhomb patterens. Cotton, handwoven; dyed indigo and embroidered with silk thread.
Hearst Museum object titled Headdress cover, accession number 9-17984, described as Headdress cover, black with dark blue stripes. Embroidered at each end and in center with turquoise, blue, gold and black silk thread. Cotton, indigo, handwoven, silk thread. L. 148 cm, W. 25.5 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Raincoat, fiber, accession number 9-18004, described as Raincoat, brown; made of 13 overlapping layers of palm bark fiber; cord ties of fiber. Palm bark from "jung tree". L. 80 cm, W. 60 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Shawl, accession number 9-17985, described as Blanket/shawl. (½) weaving sample Dai hand-stitching (embroidery). Hand-loomed cotton with supplemental geometric designs, nine different patterns in eight different colors, one design in purple is of roosters riding on horses. Both warp and weft are hand-loomed cotton in natural with solid color weft stripes in red and green which separate sections. Thai dye thread in purple, pink, greens, red and orange. Border of leno weaving with orange and pink thread. Cotton, hand-loomed, acrylic yarn supplied by China. Thai dye. L. 83 cm, W. 54.5 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Shoes, accession number 9-17991a,b, described as Shoes, black cloth tops, soles made of automobile tires. One pair: A is right show; B is left shoe. For everyday wear by both men and women. Men craft the shoes; women embroider the upper portions. This pair has no embroidery. Length 26 cm, width 10 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 9-17978, described as Skirt, woman's; dark blue wax dyed cloth (batik); geometric composition patterns with spirals. Plain blue border at top and inside of hem; hem double fabric. Finely pleated. Cotton cloth, patterns made by painting with bee's wax, then dye in indigo, 5 or 6 dyeing baths. L. 82 cm, W. at waist 86 cm.

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