Vest

Item number 473/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

The black and red vest has three large metal square clasps and is decorated with round metal discs and coins. The outside of the vest is black and the inside is red. There is a yellow-red-green stripe that borders the edges around the arm holes. The small rounded metal discs are even with the square clasps and form a band across the front of the vest. The coins are sewn in a line on the outer edge. There is a yellow-red-green stripe down the centre back of the vest. There is a band of rounded metal discs arranged in groups of threes.

Item History

Made in Thailand
Collected during 1977
Owned by Allene Gaskell before July 13, 1978
Received from Allene Gaskell (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) on July 13, 1978