Not currently on display at the V&A

Skirt

c. 1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Rakhine State (made)
Burma

A single garment formed from 6 narrow panels approximately 17.7 cm each stitched along the weft edges.

Mixed white and grey striped central panel with two red decorated borders.


Object details

Category
India Museum
Object type
Skirt
Materials and techniques
Cotton. Dye. Plain and supplementary weave.
Cotton
Dye
Weaving
Dyeing
Brief description
A cotton wrap skirt from Rakhine State, Burma. Mixed white, grey and red.Plain weave with added designs in supplementary weave. Tribe needs to be identified. c. 1850
Physical description
A single garment formed from 6 narrow panels approximately 17.7 cm each stitched along the weft edges.

Mixed white and grey striped central panel with two red decorated borders.
Dimensions
  • Length: 149cm
  • Width: 89cm
Marks and inscriptions
Name of article: a petticoat Where produced: Arracan (Label; French and English; pinned to garment)
Object history
Described as a "Cotton Petticoat Piece of mixed white and grey" in the 1880 Slip Book.
Received from Arracan in 1855
Production
1880 Slip Book states that this garment was received from Arracan [Rakhine State] in 1855. Tribe needs to be identified. Comment by David W. Fraser of The Textile Museum of Washington D.C. (2003) is that it is "Not immediately Chin - possibly Naga".
Other number
3,969 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
5478(IS)

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Record createdDecember 3, 2003
Record URL
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