robe; cloak; religious/ritual equipment BM-As1905-0518.47

Period:Unknown Production date:1905 (circa)
Materials:wool
Technique:twill weave, tie-dyed,
Subjects:buddhism
Dimensions:Length: 134 centimetres Width: 57 centimetres (Across shoulders)

Description:
A priest’s / lama’s robe / cloak; floor-length; heavy. Made from pleated twill woven wool cloth, heavily fulled; two rectangular pieces, each made up of fifteen panels [circa 22 cms wide x 70 cms long], pleated onto deep collar/revers [21 cms wide]. (Pleats in body of robe maintained by threaded yarn.) Revers and hemline lined with yellow 2/2 twill woollen cloth. Red cloth unevenly dyed; dyed in the piece. (Two areas tie-dyed.)
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