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Tibetan Wedding Skirt

Tibetan Wedding (?) skirt made of strips of yellow, fuschia, lavendar, pink, green , orange, purple, iron red and rose brocaded satin, some with the designs in color. Hanging from the skirt, knife-pleated in side sections, are wavy embroidered strips, finished with bells, tassels, and pearls. Main panels have an elaborate design of applied embroidered borders, braids, applique silk flowers and rosettes on the main and bottom borders. Lining of thinblue silk; an extremely elaborate skirt of quality not often found. Embroidery done in many stitches satin needlepoint, loop, knoot, stem, etc.

Date
19th century
In our collection
since April the 27th, 2008 up to now
Dimensions
L.32-1/8 in.
Location
Not on View
Medium
silk
Price
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Composition
oxygen77%
iron12%
copper9%
atium0%
cadmium1%
zinc1%