Mongol Court Dress, Identity Formation, and Global Exchange

The wide-ranging international exchange that occurred during the Mongol period is most apparent visually through the inclusion of Mongol motifs in textile, paintings, ceramics, and metalwork, among other media.

Eiren L. Shea is Assistant Professor of Art and Art History at Grinnell College.

1. Felt, Leather, Silk, and Gold: On the Origins of Mongol Court Dress 2. Robing at Khubilai's Court 3. "Pulling firmly her tall hat over her head:" Women's Dress at the Yuan Court 4. Mongol Dress in West Asia 5. Global Reach: The Mongols and The Latin West Conclusion: The Mongol Legacy