Textile

MOA: University of British Columbia

3305/3

Length of orange fabric with supplementary weft designs in dark red and green. Seven alternating geometric bands in red and green. Band designs made up of vertical lines, diamonds, star-like shapes and snowflake-like shapes. Bands trimmed with groupings of light green, dark green, purple, 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 53.1 cm, width 249.4 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 3305/0003