Textile

MOA: University of British Columbia

3305/4

Length of orange fabric with supplementary weft designs in red and green. Green geometric bands along top and bottom. Red geometric band down centre. Band designs made up of vertical lines, diamonds, star-like shapes and snowflake-like shapes. Bands trimmed with groupings of light green, dark green, red, pink, white and dark blue stripes along top and bottom edges.

  • Narrative

    Made for Brian Zapf by the King's royal tailor when he was a teacher in Bhutan in the 1970s.


  • Type of Item textile
  • Culture Bhutanese
  • Material cotton fibre
  • Measurements height 23.2 cm, width 174.2 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner Jennifer Kramer
  • Received from Jennifer Kramer

  • Made in Bhutan

  • Creation Date during 1975
  • Collection Date during 1975
  • Ownership Date before July 7, 2018
  • Acquisition Date on July 7, 2018

  • Item Classes textiles
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3305/0004