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Unknown artist, Korean

Patchwork Wrapping Cloth (Chogak po pojagi), ca. 1950

Now On View Recent Acquisition

Description

Culture

Korean

Title

Patchwork Wrapping Cloth (Chogak po pojagi)

Year

ca. 1950

Medium

Hemp and ramie plain weave; pieced and embroidered

Dimensions

94 x 76.2 cm (37 x 30 inches)

Type

Fashion,
Costume

Credit

Museum purchase: Anonymous gift and Museum property, by exchange

Object Number

2018.5.2

Exhibition History

Repair and Design Futures

October 5, 2018 - June 30, 2019

Patchwork wrapping cloths, creatively pieced together from tiny fragments of leftover cloth, were made as a labor of love and blessing by Korean women for their daughters and granddaughters.

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