Jacket
mid 20th century (made)
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This decorative detail is found on a tailored ladies jacket worn on formal occasions by a Jinghpaw woman. The elaborate silver engraved bosses and silver tassels embellish the front and back of the garment. The jacket would have been worn with an intricately patterned, hand woven, calf length pukhang (wrap skirt), black leggings and black turban.
The Jinghpaw are the most numerous of the Kachin, a Tibeto-Burman people who originally migrated from Yunnan province in South West China. Farming people, they now occupy the vast tract of hill country stretching down through north-east Burma from the headwaters of the great Chindwin and Irrawady Rivers.
The Jinghpaw are the most numerous of the Kachin, a Tibeto-Burman people who originally migrated from Yunnan province in South West China. Farming people, they now occupy the vast tract of hill country stretching down through north-east Burma from the headwaters of the great Chindwin and Irrawady Rivers.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Velvet, brushed cotton and shaped silver, woven, tailored and stitched, with appliqué work |
| Brief description | Jinghpaw woman's tailored jacket of black velvet with applied silver ornaments on front and back. Kachin State; Burma. mid 20th century |
| Physical description | Long sleeved jacket of black velvet . Tops of both sleeves are encircled with a band of brushed red cotton on which are fixed 5 silver bosses and a silver tassel. Silver bosses (of different sizes) and silver tassels decorate the neckline and front and back of the garment. |
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| Summary | This decorative detail is found on a tailored ladies jacket worn on formal occasions by a Jinghpaw woman. The elaborate silver engraved bosses and silver tassels embellish the front and back of the garment. The jacket would have been worn with an intricately patterned, hand woven, calf length pukhang (wrap skirt), black leggings and black turban. The Jinghpaw are the most numerous of the Kachin, a Tibeto-Burman people who originally migrated from Yunnan province in South West China. Farming people, they now occupy the vast tract of hill country stretching down through north-east Burma from the headwaters of the great Chindwin and Irrawady Rivers. |
| Bibliographic reference | Dress in detail from around the world / Rosemary Crill, Jennifer Wearden and Verity Wilson ; with contributions from Anna Jackson and Charlotte Horlyck ; photographs by Richard Davis, drawings by Leonie Davis. London: V&A Publications, 2002 Number: 1851773770 (hbk), 1851773789 (pbk)
pp.210-11, ill. |
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| Accession number | IS.147-1993 |
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| Record created | January 28, 2003 |
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