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Long, rectangular military banner made of silk with a black centre containing traces of a painted dragon in red and cream. This is surrounded by a cream-coloured damask with woven cloud patterns. This border is in turn surrounded by a pink silk edge with serrated streamers on both sides and the bottom. The top of the banner has been folded over and hemmed for hanging. The front faced, five-clawed dragon is shown amid clouds and above a stylised mountain. A flaming pearl is depicted above the dragon's head.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
nn12478
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 138.7795 x 63.5827 in.; 3525 x 1615 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
silk (textile); pigment
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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