Book cover for buddhist ritual text

Mongolian Collection

Accession Nr.: 70.26.2
Type: textile; books and manuscripts
Date of production:
19th century
Place of production:
Materials: cotton canvas; silk
Dimensions: width: 48 cm
length: 49.3 cm
Yellow cotton fabric with thread on one side, folded back twice on the other sides, hand hemmed with yellow thread. Binding corner red silk fabric (4 x 4 cm), sewn around the edge with yellow cotton thread. The tying cord (117 cm) is pale pink double silk fabric, with a hole at the end, with copper coins looped (diameter: 2,4). It has no lining.

The cover belong of the book with inventory number 70.26.1.