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Unknown Maker, Drukpa

Charkab (raincover)

Maker

Unknown Maker, Drukpa

Culture

Drukpa, Bhutanese

Title

Charkab (raincover)

Year

mid 1900s

Medium

  • wool,
  • yak hair; twill weave with supplementary weft patterning

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • wool,
  • yak hair; twill weave with supplementary weft patterning

Materials

yak hair, wool

Geography

Place Made: Bhutan

Dimensions

Length: 113.7 cm (44 3/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Elizabeth T. and Dorothy N. Casey Fund

Object Number

2001.1.8

Type

  • Textiles

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Unknown Maker, Drukpa
Charkab (raincover), mid 1900s
Wool, yak hair; twill weave with supplementary weft patterning
Length: 113.7 cm (44 3/4 inches)
Elizabeth T. and Dorothy N. Casey Fund 2001.1.8

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