Hta-Mein
ca. 1850 (made)
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Composed of three parts. A plain and damask red cotton cloth with design of floral sprays and fruits (L. 61 cm) joined to a strip of silk with a warp of repeating stripes (broad yellow 3.2 cm; alternate white and yellow 2 cm each) on a weft yellow ground (L. 60 cm) to which is attached a separately woven silk train made of two pieces sewn together. (L.43 cm). Basic colour of the train is pink (white warp and pink weft) patterned with a broad panel (17.5cm) of yellow stripe alternating with pink and 3 black stripes (4cm). The three component parts are handstitched together.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | 1 panel of possibly mill woven cotton damask and 2 panels of luntaya ("100" shuttles interlocking tapestry) silk weave. |
| Brief description | Burmese silk and cotton hta-mein. Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885). Partly patterned with yellow stripes. |
| Physical description | Composed of three parts. A plain and damask red cotton cloth with design of floral sprays and fruits (L. 61 cm) joined to a strip of silk with a warp of repeating stripes (broad yellow 3.2 cm; alternate white and yellow 2 cm each) on a weft yellow ground (L. 60 cm) to which is attached a separately woven silk train made of two pieces sewn together. (L.43 cm). Basic colour of the train is pink (white warp and pink weft) patterned with a broad panel (17.5cm) of yellow stripe alternating with pink and 3 black stripes (4cm). The three component parts are handstitched together. |
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| Object history | Described as being worn by an Arakan woman in the 1880 Slip Book. |
| Production | Acquired from Arakan by the India Museum in 1855 |
| Bibliographic reference | Fraser-Lu, Sylvia. Handwoven Textiles of South-East Asia
Oxford University Press: 1988. 50 & 88p., ill.
Burmese Crafts: Past and Present
Oxford University Press: 1994. 262p., ill |
| Other number | 3787 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 6147(IS) |
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| Record created | June 1, 1999 |
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