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2005.5.16 - Silk Tapestry Weave Tibetan Chuba Robe for a Man
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Accession Number
2005.5.16
Title
Silk Tapestry Weave Tibetan Chuba Robe for a Man
Category
clothing
Object Type
robe
Artist
unknown
Date Made
date unknown
Place Made
Tibet
Culture
Tibetan
Period
17th century
Materials
metal-wrapped thread and silk tapestry weave
Materials Glossary
Tapestry Weave
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Measurements
overall: 145.7 cm x 192 cm; neck to hem: 145.7 cm; cuff to cuff: x 192 cm
Description
This robe is a traditional style of Tibetan robe, or a chuba, made with fragments cut from Chinese silk tapestry hangings and chair covers. It contains more than one hundred fragments pieced together on the front,…
This robe is a traditional style of Tibetan robe, or a chuba, made with fragments cut from Chinese silk tapestry hangings and chair covers. It contains more than one hundred fragments pieced together on the front, back and the front left flap. That implies Tibetans highly valued Chinese silks and reused them to avoid waste.
Credit Line
Gift of Sandy and Cécile Mactaggart
At the center front of the robe there is a tapestry fragment depicting a phoenix standing on a rock in a peony garden. Below, two large tapestry fragments with descending blue dragons are pieced together near the hem. A large green and red dragon, portrayed in tapestry weave with gold metal-wrapped threads, is on the centre back. Under this dragon are two blue dragons leaping above waves, rocks and water. Interestingly, the dragons on the front and back of the robe have hooves instead of claws. More patterns are on the top of the robe, such as cranes, frogs, lotus diamond-shapes, and other auspicious ornaments. They include secular and religious longing representing longevity, wealth, fortune, and purity.
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"2005.5.16 - Silk Tapestry Weave Tibetan Chuba Robe for a Man, Mactaggart Art Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/21-19238. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
