Door; Tibetan Curtain
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.08.1003
- Description
- A typical, heavy unbleached cotton, with appliques of polyester, door curtain used by Tibetans. They can be hung on the wall or placed on a rod over the space above the door frame. Door curtains are a way that Tibetans have developed to view auspicious symbols; this one has a navy blue polyester E…
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- Title
- Door; Tibetan Curtain
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 86.5 x 178.0 cm
- Description
- A typical, heavy unbleached cotton, with appliques of polyester, door curtain used by Tibetans. They can be hung on the wall or placed on a rod over the space above the door frame. Door curtains are a way that Tibetans have developed to view auspicious symbols; this one has a navy blue polyester Eternal Knot in the centre. There are three loops of natural cotton for a rod to go through on the top, then an appliqued strip of royal blue cotton, underneath a red strip, then yellow, and finally a larger pleated navy blue pleated flounce. There is a navy blue border all around the curtain.
- Subject
- households
- Tibet
- Nepal
- Credit
- Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- 102.08.1003
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