Sash

Worn by women as part of an everyday costume. The sash was worn at the waist of the associated dress (1014/1) to hold in the excess fullness and to hold the garment closed.

Jean Stilwell, the donor, purchased this set in 1970 or 1971 from a Tibetan woman in Kalimpong, northern India, as part of a total outfit consisting of a dress (1014/1), a blouse (1014/2), an apron (1014/3) and this sash. Kalimpong was for many years on the major trade route between India and Tibet and became home to many Tibetan refugees after the Chinese annexation of Tibet. The donor does not know if the set was made in India, or if it was brought to Kalimpong from Tibet.

Pale pink sash. Large rectangle of silk chiffon, hemmed on the short sides.