Sleeveless garment
Cleveland Museum of Art

Sleeveless garment

1800s

Bamboo beads strung together in diamond and hexagon patterns; edges in plain weave cotton
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

According to Nhat Quyen Nguyen, CMA graduate intern in textile conservation, this garment is made of at least 3,490 cut bamboo pieces.

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