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Shirt

Research in Progress Red cotton shirt with applique bands of black, pink and gray at ends of each sleeve. Back and front, from wrist to wrist, decorated with six rows of glass beads fastened onto leather strings, in gold, blue, red, green and white. On front, leather fringes decorated with blue and white glass beads, and finished with metal thimbles. Lined with blue and white checkered cotton. Glass beads across shoulders in alternating rows of black and white.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
early 20th century
Dates
early 20th century
Format
Medium: cotton, leather, glass beads and metal thimbles embroidered
Pages
H x W: 45.7 x 104.1 cm (18 x 41 in.)
Place Discussed
Bhutan Tibet
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
Bhutan
Reference
1965-24-2
Rights
Gift of Mrs. Calvin Stillman
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/c5acb9daa8dc5310d062f5016103811e