Floral Traditional Blue Qi Pao Dress
Item
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Title
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Floral Traditional Blue Qi Pao Dress
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Custodian
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Drama Department, Rhodes University
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Description
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This blue floral traditional Chinese Qi Pao Dress is made from brocade silk, featuring floral motifs. The dress also includes a Chinese collar and a closure that extends through the bust down to the side zipper, and it consists of a diamond chain. '"Qipao" broadly refers to the traditional dress, while "Cheongsam" denotes explicitly the modern, form-fitting version popularised in the early 20th century. The Cheongsam, with its high neck and slits on the sides, is a more modern and stylised adaptation of the traditional qipao.'-Linqo Ace. The left hand side of the dress has a 35cm zipper and the length of the dress is 136cm. The waist measures about 74cm, making it suitable for sizes small and medium. Condition: Decent with no visible staining but a tear on the side seam. This is an item from the Post-Graduate Wall, meaning the item has been bought or made for a Post-Graduate production. The item cannot be destroyed or adapted as the costume is meant to be preserved following the project.
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Costume Era
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1900's
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Extent
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Artefact Sizes 8-10; Artefact Quantity: 1
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Physical Wardrobe
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Drama Department - Costume Storage Rooms
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Asset Number
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PSG 50
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Rights
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Drama Department, Rhodes University
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Type
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three dimensional object
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Subject
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Clothing and dress
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Vintage clothing -- Twentieth century
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Dresses
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Traditional attire
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Women's clothing
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Costume
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Identifier
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http://hdl.handle.net/10962/467772
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Format
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Realia
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