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Woman's cape (liktse)

1920-1960
(not assigned)Ladakh, Zanskar, India
Medium/Techniquetwill woven wool; tie-dyed, plaited fringe
Dimensions91.4 cm (36 inches) x 78.7 cm (31 inches)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by the Textile & Costume Society, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Accession number2017.492
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceBy 1990s, acquired by Deborah Garner (Leyden, MA); 2017, sold by Deborarh Garner to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 19, 2017)
On black background
about 1900
Tunic
A.D. 1000–1476
Bag
about A.D. 500
Man's ensemble
Helmut Lang
Autumn/Winter 2003–2004
Sash
early 19th century
Sash
mid 19th–late 19th century