Man's Jacket
- Title:
- Man's Jacket
- Collection:
- Selections from the Cornell Anthropology Collections
- Donor:
- Ruth Sharp
- Date:
- 1964-03
- Country:
- Thailand
- ID Number:
- Anthr1995_004_0023_01
- Old Catalog Number:
- 995.4.23
- File Name:
- Anthr1995_004_0023_01.jpg
- Culture:
- Akka
- Work Type:
- jackets (garments)
- Subject:
- embroidery (visual works)
- Measurement:
- 23 (spine) (inches, length)
16 (overarm) (inches, length)
4.5 (sleeve cuff) (inches, length)
4 (side vents and back vent) (inches, length)
17 (tassel) (inches, length)
22 (waist) (inches, width) - Description:
- Made of bought cloth
bought from a market
comes from Burma. Bought at Rev. Nightingale's. The jacket is made of lightweight blue woven cloth. The sleeve cuffs have green cloth piping
silver buttons
red, blue, purple, white, green, and yellow thread embroidery
and red and white cloth. The neckline has purple and green cloth and red stitching. Multicolored tassels extend from the neck on doubled strings: the right hand string is a yellow and red S-twist thread, and the left string is red and purple. The lapel and the back vent piping are red. The piping at the bottom hem is also red. Silver buttons are arranged in rows and at the corners of the waist of the jacket
along with red cloth strips
and embroidery of red, white, purple, and green. Open slits at armpits. - Archival Collection:
- Hmong clothing and textiles
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The images in the Collection 'Selections from the Cornell Anthropology Collections' are protected by copyright, and the copyright holders are Cornell University Library and the Department of Anthropology. Physical artifacts from the Cornell Anthropology Collections were photographed by Cornell University Library in 2012-13 for inclusion in this image collection. Cornell is providing access to the materials for research and personal use. The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item.
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