Textile

MOA: University of British Columbia

3080/18

Textile. Long cloth has stripes of dark blue and light green-grey, interspersed with thin lines of red, yellow and grey. Toward the ends are areas of heavy embroidery in a wide variety of bright colours, mainly in triangles and squares. The centre of the textile is embroidered with small gammadion crosses in different colours. Warp ends make a short fringe along both edges.


  • Type of Item textile
  • Culture Bhutanese
  • Material cotton fibre, wool fibre, dye
  • Measurements height 136.0 cm, width 228.0 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner Ronald Klein
  • Received from Ronald Klein

  • Made in Bhutan

  • Ownership Date before September 13, 2014
  • Acquisition Date on September 13, 2014

  • Item Classes textiles
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3080/0018