Robe

Description

Robe of green cotton lined with blue, with bands of red and embroidered white silk on cuffs and hem, part of a woman's outfit: Tibet, Amdo, late 19th to early 20th century AD

Museum reference

A.1912.188.1

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Robe

Production information

Amdo, Tibet, East Asia

Date

Late 19th - early 20th century

Style / Culture

Tibetan

Materials

Cotton, Silk

Physical description

Green cotton lined with blue; broad band of red silk and a narrow white silk embroidery on the sleeves and the front and bottom of skirt

Exhibitions

• Living Lands (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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