Shirt
c. 1850 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Formed with two lengths stitched to make one panel then folded in half at the shoulders and stitched with openings forms and neck.
Black ground in plain weave patterned in supplementary weave with geometric patterns in dark pink and green.
Black ground in plain weave patterned in supplementary weave with geometric patterns in dark pink and green.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Cotton textile. Dye. Weaving. Supplementary weaving. Stitching. Dyeing |
| Brief description | A Laytoo man or woman's black cotton shirt from Southern Chin State, Burma. Plain weave with supplementary geometric patterns in dark pink and green. c. 1850 |
| Physical description | Formed with two lengths stitched to make one panel then folded in half at the shoulders and stitched with openings forms and neck. Black ground in plain weave patterned in supplementary weave with geometric patterns in dark pink and green. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. 1880 Register entry: '05490. JACKET. Dark blue, embroidered; Arracan. 3963'. |
| Production | "Laytu" or "Laytoo" part of the Chin group living in Southern Chin State or Rakine State. Sandra Dudley 1999. David W. Fraser, The Textile Museum of Washington, D.C., 2003. |
| Other number | 3963 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 05490(IS) |
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| Record created | November 18, 2003 |
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