Silk embroidered jacket. Jacket is short-sleeved with a collarless 'v' neck, open at the front and fastened with two cotton ties. Garment is made of tan coloured cotton in a course weave, covered on the exterior by dark purple silk. The front is embroidered in shades of gold with images of standing birds, butterflies, and flower motifs. The back shows two serpentine dragons, bodies extending upward, clawed feet protruding, heads toward top, scales densely embroidered. The dragons are surrounded by flower motifs as well and rounded linear decorations. Arm cuffs are decorated with a single line of circular motifs, while the bottom of the jacket body has several lines of small triangles in black, purple and dark blue. The interior is covered on one side only with a tan fabric in a finer weave than that underlying the rest of the garment.

• Narrative

  Purchased by the donor in Kunming, in 1998.

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• Type of Item jacket
• Culture Naxi Dongba
• Material cotton fibre, silk fibre, dye, fibre
• Measurements height 81.0 cm, width 80.5 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Gwen Greenwood
• Received from Gwen Greenwood

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• Made in Yunnan

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• Collection Date during 1998
• Ownership Date before October 16, 2015
• Acquisition Date on October 16, 2015

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• Item Classes textiles
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3135/0001