2005.5.626 - Blue Silk Tapestry Weave Tibetan Chuba for a Man
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Object Typerobe
Artistunknown
Date Made1573-1619
Item Details
Object Typerobe
Artistunknown
Date Made1573-1619
Accession Number
2005.5.626
Title
Blue Silk Tapestry Weave Tibetan Chuba for a Man
Alternate Title
Chuba, or robe, for an aristocratic man made from a wall hanging
Category
clothing
Object Type
robe
Artist
unknown
Date Made
1573-1619
Place Made
Tibet
Culture
Tibetan
Period
Ming 16th-17th centuries
Materials
blue silk and metal-wrapped thread tapestry weave
Materials Glossary
Tapestry Weave
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Measurements
overall: 148.8 cm x 199.5 cm; neck to hem: 148.8 cm; cuff to cuff: x 199.5 cm
Credit Line
Gift of Sandy and Cécile Mactaggart
Citation
Page Citation for 2005.5.626 - Blue Silk Tapestry Weave Tibetan Chuba for a Man
Page Citation
"2005.5.626 - Blue Silk Tapestry Weave Tibetan Chuba for a Man, Mactaggart Art Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/21-19848. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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Publications
Author
Vollmer, John and Jacqueline Simcox
Title
Emblems of Empire: Selections from the Mactaggart Art Collection
Publication Date
2009
Pages
323
