FMNH 245988.B

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    Description: scan of catalog card [FRONT] [MAIN BODY] FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY - ETHNOLOGY [ written in red ] 54B-5/03 | Provenience: China, Peking. | People of Culture: Chinese | Object: Theatrical costume: Soldier's Uniform | Material: Wool, silk, cotton, wood, cardboard, paint. | Description: A - ROBE: Navy wool with multicolored satin stitch embroidery. B - PANTS: Cotton with orange legs and white waist piece. C - QUIVER(?): Cardboard backed purple silk with multicolored satin stitch embroidery. D - FLAG: Light blue silk with multocolored satin stitch embroidery. E & F - SHOES: Black cotton high tops with white soles. G - STAFF: Wood with silver painted tip and a blue fringe. H - SPEAR: Wood with silver painted tip and a horsehail fringe.|Dimensions: A-Robe: 56"L x 92"W; B-Pants:45"L x 24"W; C-Quiver: 16"L x 13"W; D-Flag: 24"L x 21"W; E & F-Shoes: 10' H x 10"L; G-Staff: 31"L; H-Spear: 60"L. | Note: Originally 4 complete costumes were cataloged under # 125960; seperate numbers assigned to other costumes by Anna Campoli, Technical Assistant, 1979. New cards 1/84. | Collection: Capt. Marshall Field Expedition to China, 1923. Berthold Laufer, Collector. [LEFT MARGIN] A ENT | A - H | 245988 | Field No. 5518 | Neg. No. Neg. No. 339 | Acc. 1462 |
Catalog Number: 245988.B
Description: pants
Materials: wool, silk, cotton, wood, cardboard, pigment
Cultural Attribution: Han Chinese
Accession Number: [1462] Captain Marshall Field Ethnological Expedition to China (Gift)
Accession Year:
City/Town: Beijing - Peking
Collector/Source: Captain Marshall Field Ethnological Expedition to China, Berthold Laufer : Field Museum of Natural History, Peter J. Bahr : American Friends of China
EMu IRN: 2191646
GUID: 6063406c-7c6c-40ba-80fc-a74c041d0656

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