Jeffrey Eng Ankle armourNicky Loh ©Michelangelo Foundation

Ankle armour

This pair of ankle bands are part of an armour costume wore by a spiritual medium or an opera dancer performing a trance of a Taoist's God. Embroidered with gold threads, the “Wan” motif is surrounded with diagonal lines – which represent waves – and clouds.

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Jeffrey Eng

Jeffrey has sewed since he was a young child