Skirt Cloth
early 1880s (made)
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This detail shows the long edge of a silk piece intended to form part of a
pah-soe, the voluminous wrapped and draped skirt worn by fashionably dressed Burmese gentlemen on festive occasions.
Typical of such a garment this piece displays the unique Burmese pattern called '100 shuttles' in an interlocking tapestry weave known as acheik-luntaya in a design and colours reserved for men's clothing.
pah-soe, the voluminous wrapped and draped skirt worn by fashionably dressed Burmese gentlemen on festive occasions.
Typical of such a garment this piece displays the unique Burmese pattern called '100 shuttles' in an interlocking tapestry weave known as acheik-luntaya in a design and colours reserved for men's clothing.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk luntaya ('100 shuttles' interlocking tapestry weave) cloth |
| Brief description | Part of a man's skirt (pah-soe), Burmese silk pah-soe piece. Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885). ca. 1880. Acheik-luntaya patterns in various colours. |
| Physical description | A piece made up of four and a half repeats of various weft acheik (horizontal wave) patterns with checkered end borders in a subtle variation of tones including deep pink, gold colour, two shades of green, maroon and white. This length would have formed half a pah-soe. |
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| Credit line | Presented by Mrs. Bambury, 13 Warrior Square, St Leonard's |
| Object history | This cloth was claimed by the donor to have been given by the King [Thibaw r.1876-1885] to his Prime Minister, and by the latter given to a friend of the donor. |
| Production | "From the Royal loom in King Theebaw's Palace at Mandalay" |
| Summary | This detail shows the long edge of a silk piece intended to form part of a pah-soe, the voluminous wrapped and draped skirt worn by fashionably dressed Burmese gentlemen on festive occasions. Typical of such a garment this piece displays the unique Burmese pattern called '100 shuttles' in an interlocking tapestry weave known as acheik-luntaya in a design and colours reserved for men's clothing. |
| Bibliographic reference | Franklin & Swallow. Identifying with the Gods
Hali Annual Edition 1994: p. 53, Fig. 7 |
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| Accession number | IS.2-1888 |
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| Record created | August 31, 1999 |
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