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Vietnamese Ta Oi, Vietnam Thua Thien-Hue (province) A Luoi (district)

Woman's dress, mid 1900s

Description

Maker

Culture

Vietnamese

Title

Woman's dress

Year

mid 1900s

Medium

Cotton, glass beads; plain weave with beadwork

Materials/Techniques

Materials

cotton,
glass beads

Techniques

plain weave

Dimensions

Length: 172.7 cm (68 inches)

Place

Vietnam; Thua Thien-Hue (province); A Luoi (district)

Type

Textiles

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

2001.3.15

Exhibition History

In the Spirit of Miss Lucy

June 11 - October 31, 2004

Thousands of tiny white glass seed beads have been painstakingly woven into this cloth from the Ta Oi people in Vietnam's central highland region. Even after decades of war and western influences, garments such as these are still worn by Ta Oi women on ceremonial occasions, and the textiles remain highly valued within the community.

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