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Man's shirt (Oruku pe)

late 19th–early 20th century
Medium/TechniqueCotton and silk plain weave, strip-woven; embroidered
DimensionsOverall: 124.5 x 259.1 cm (49 x 102 in.)
Credit LineTextile Curator's Fund
Accession number2013.1652
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenancePrivate collection, England [see note]. 2013, sold by an unknown London dealer to Andres Moraga Textile Art, Berkeley, CA; 2013, sold by Moraga to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 23, 2013)

NOTE: According to information provided by the dealer, it had been in an English collection since the 1950s.

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Conservation status: Before treatment
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mid-20th century
second half 19th century
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late 19th century
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around 1810
Conservation status: Before treatment
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about 2004