Man's Ein-Gyi
1950s (made)
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Man's ein-gyi jacket of woven rayon. Brown and waist length with long sleeves, two pockets on the wearer's left side, one with a secondary pocket and one pocket on the wearer's right side. The fastenings are made of knotted tubes of cloth which form a simple design down the front of the jacket.
Constructed from two main pieces of cloth, each forming one side of the jacket and joined to itself to form the sleeve and underarm seam. The two are joined together at a seam down the centre back. Machine and hand-stitched.
Constructed from two main pieces of cloth, each forming one side of the jacket and joined to itself to form the sleeve and underarm seam. The two are joined together at a seam down the centre back. Machine and hand-stitched.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven synthetic silk rayon, machine and hand-stitched |
| Brief description | Man's ein-gyi jacket of woven rayon, Rangoon, 1950s. |
| Physical description | Man's ein-gyi jacket of woven rayon. Brown and waist length with long sleeves, two pockets on the wearer's left side, one with a secondary pocket and one pocket on the wearer's right side. The fastenings are made of knotted tubes of cloth which form a simple design down the front of the jacket. Constructed from two main pieces of cloth, each forming one side of the jacket and joined to itself to form the sleeve and underarm seam. The two are joined together at a seam down the centre back. Machine and hand-stitched. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr Noel F. Singer |
| Object history | Acquired by the donor in Rangoon. |
| Bibliographic reference | Ferrars, Max and Bertha. Burma
London: 1901. 60p., ill.115 & 288
Fraser-Lu, Sylvia. Burmese Crafts: Past and Present
Oxford University Press: 1994. 270p. |
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| Accession number | IS.112-1983 |
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| Record created | September 14, 1999 |
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