Apron, double

Description

Apron of yellow silk, with black velvet stripes, design imitating tiger skin, part of a Cham Dance skeleton costume worn by Tibetan Buddhist monks: Tibet, 19th - early 20th century AD

Museum reference

A.1919.622.18 H

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Apron, double

Production information

Tibet Autonomous Region, China, East Asia

Date

19th - early 20th century

Style / Culture

Tibetan

Materials

Silk

Physical description

Yellow figured silk with applied silk eyes and black velvet stripes; band of black cotton and red and green silk

Associations

Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, South Asia

Exhibitions

• Performance and Lives (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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