dress

Party dress from Egypt. The dress is made from one piece of long black cotton and decorated with rows of circular sequins completely covering the front face. The sequins are in rows of three in blocks of silver, red and green. The dress has short sleeves, with a small V shaped neck. No detail on the reverse.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1991.443
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 1210 mm x 640 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
textile; sequin; cotton
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
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