118 (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4786
Object count:
1
Description:
Shoulder Shawl. Pha Biang. Black shawl with embroidered ends, with geometric patterns in colors: green, light green, orange, purple, yellow, over red fabric. There are decorative threads hanging from the ends.
Donor:
Ann Yarwood Goldman
Collection place:
Vientaine, Laos
Verbatim coll. place:
Vientaine, Laos
Production place:
Laos
Culture or time period:
Mien
Collection date:
1989
Materials:
Textile materials (silk)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Embroidery (visual works), Shawls, and Textiles (visual works)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
September 30, 2011
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— height 234 centimeters and whole— width 46 centimeters