Shaman’s “Dragon Robe”

NameRobe

CultureRed Yao

Date1912

Place madeVietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

MediumCotton, silk, indigo, other natural dyes, glass

Dimensions47 × 31 1/2 in. (119.4 × 80 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2015.59.1

Object numberFA.2015.59.1

Collections

DescriptionShaman's Robe, embroidery on front and back, two large dragons on front, extensitive motif on back, cream border around indigo ground

Sunghee Kim

2015

1942

Lisa Trujillo

2020

Artist Not Recorded

20th century

Huang Biyu

2017

Artist Not Recorded

ca. 1860

Artist Not Recorded

Early 20th century

20th century

Early 20th century

Unrecorded Ainu artist

late 19th to early 20th century

Mid-late 20th century

20th century