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Man's tunic

Date1973-1975

Place madeDezful, Khuzestan, Iran, South Asia, Asia

MediumWool, cotton

Dimensions38 3/8 × 26 3/4 in. (97.5 × 68 cm)

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Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Luba Staller, A.2015.34.1.

Object numberA.2015.34.1

DescriptionThis woven wool tunic of natural colored fibers consists of two parts machine sewn together. The weave is turned sideways; The lower portion has vertical narrow indigo stripes. The upper has the same plus under stripes of varying sizes in chest area and across back shoulder like piano keys. A teal cotton insert at the inside back back serves as a facing where the wool contacts the nape of the neck. The tunic is worn open like a vest.

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