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Skirt

Unknown1950–1960

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Indigo resist-dyed skirt made from hand-spun yarns in blue and white. The waistband and upper pleated band are in solid blue while the lower pleated band of the skirt is patterned with five rings of hand-drawn designs including sawtooth and "Greek key" types of patterns. Upper pleated band has decorative stitches to hold pleating in place.

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  • Title: Skirt
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 1950–1960
  • Type: Skirt
  • Rights: Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund
  • Medium: Medium: hemp Technique: indigo dyed with resist paste (probably rice) on plain weave foundation
  • Provenance: Purchase from Morita Antique Textiles, Tokyo
  • Dimensions: W (top edge): 86.4 cm (34 in.)W (bottom edge): 431.8 cm (170 in.)L (ties): 83.8 cm (33 in.)
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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