Acheik-Luntaya Silk Textile
3rd quarter 19th century (made)
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Two lengths of cloth tacked together along one selvage edge. Repeating acheik (horizontal wave pattern) stripes of red, green and yellow on a white warp ground. Possibly intended to form a pah-soe (man's wrap around skirt).
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk luntaya (one hundred shuttles) interlocking tapestry weave. |
| Brief description | Multi-coloured acheik-luntaya silk textile, from Pegu, Burma (Myanmar). Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885), ca. 1870. |
| Physical description | Two lengths of cloth tacked together along one selvage edge. Repeating acheik (horizontal wave pattern) stripes of red, green and yellow on a white warp ground. Possibly intended to form a pah-soe (man's wrap around skirt). |
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| Accession number | 6152(IS) |
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| Record created | April 27, 1999 |
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