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2003

  • Work on this object began.

2016

2022

  • We acquired this object.

2025

  • You found it!

Choga And Slip

This is a Choga and slip. It was designed by Christina Kim and manufactured by dosa, inc..

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from dosa, inc. as part of Scraps.

It is dated 2003 - present and we acquired it in 2022. Its medium is hand-spun, hand-woven brocaded cotton jamdani saris, cut and sewn.

This object was donated by Christina Kim. It is credited Gift of Christina Kim.

  • Robe
  • cotton.
  • Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt, from the textile collection of Mrs. Abram....
  • 1931-4-66
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Our curators have highlighted 6 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:

  • Robe (Japan)
  • cotton appliqué and embroidery on elm bark (ohyo) foundation.
  • Gift of Alice Boney.
  • 1962-67-1
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Its dimensions are

H x W (neck to hem, wrist to wrist): 119.4 × 157.5 cm (47 in. × 5 ft. 2 in.)

Cite this object as

Choga And Slip; Designed by Christina Kim (American, born South Korea, 1957); Manufactured by dosa, inc.; hand-spun, hand-woven brocaded cotton jamdani saris, cut and sewn; H x W (neck to hem, wrist to wrist): 119.4 × 157.5 cm (47 in. × 5 ft. 2 in.); Gift of Christina Kim; 2022-26-1-a,b

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Scraps.

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