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Man's shoulder cloth (kabne)

Bhutanese
mid 19th–mid 20th century

Medium/Technique Silk plain weave
Dimensions Height x width: 55 x 136 in. (139.7 x 345.4 cm)
Credit Line Gift of Jeffrey B. Spurr in honor of Pam Parmal
Accession Number2010.320
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsCostumes

DescriptionWide man's wrapper made up of three narrow panels sewn together. Two outer red panels and a central panel of undyed wild silk (off-white/light brown) with the same color fringe on both ends.
Provenance1996, purchased by Tom Arsenault of Himalayan Antiques, Ipswich, MA from Zaved Lodi in Kathmandu; 2001, purchased from Arsenault by Jeffrey B. Spurr, Cambridge, MA; gift of Spurr to the MFA (Accession date: April 14, 2010)