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Friday, 02 September 2016 17:44
Embroidered Hand Cloth (Bhutan)
An embroidered hand cloth from Bhutan, localled called a chaksi pangkheb, dating to about 1900, is housed in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. It is made of cotton with cotton and silk embroidery in darning stitch. This cloth was traditionally used for visitors to dry their hands. The cloth is almost 1.5 m long.
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Daily and general garments and textiles