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Silk

early 1850's (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A length of 3 pattern repeats of acheik (horizontal wave) patterns with a central checkered area (L. 87 cm.) and checkered end borders (36 cm.) in navy, green, cream, yellow, white on a deep pink ground.

To form the pah-soe the piece would have been "doubled and its edges sewn together along one side; the turn of the cloth serves as a bag or wallet".(Ferrars 1901).


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk luntaya ("100" shuttles interlocking tapestry weave) cloth.
Brief description
Burmese silk pah-soe piece. Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885). Acheik-luntaya patterns in various colours. Unsewn cloth for a pah-soe (man's skirt)
Physical description
A length of 3 pattern repeats of acheik (horizontal wave) patterns with a central checkered area (L. 87 cm.) and checkered end borders (36 cm.) in navy, green, cream, yellow, white on a deep pink ground.

To form the pah-soe the piece would have been "doubled and its edges sewn together along one side; the turn of the cloth serves as a bag or wallet".(Ferrars 1901).
Dimensions
  • Length: 818cm
  • Width: 63.5cm
Style
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. 1880 Register Entry: [Case 16] '0489. SILK. Piece of, spiral stripes; Burmah. 3180'
Bibliographic reference
Forbes-Watson, J. Textile Fabrics of India 1st Series; 18 Volumes; 1866; Book 14; No. 545 Ferrars, Max and Bertha. Burma London: 1901. 59 & 60p., ill. Fraser-Lu, Sylvia. Handwoven Textiles of South East Asia Oxford University Press: 1988. 50 & 86p., ill.
Other number
3180 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
0489(IS)

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Record createdJuly 26, 1999
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