Leggings

59-11-1B

From: Taiwan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 59-11-1B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Atayal
Provenience Taiwan
Locus Atayal
Date Made -1959
Section Asian
Materials Wool | Shell | Copper
Description

Worn by women as protection against snakes. Each is a rectangle of hemp cloth in natural color with overlay in vertical bands in patterns of diamonds and x's, in rose, green and blue wool. Ornamented with white china buttons on two adjoining edges. Long narrow tape of very dark blue with fine purple and magenta stripe outside central band of small tan motifs, attached at one corner; buttons near free end which terminates in copper coin above tassel.

Length 108 cm
Width 47 cm
Credit Line Gift of Chin Chuan Yu, 1959

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