Girdle
c. 1850 (made)
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Soft white belt or girdle its ends decorated in supplementary weave in red and navy forming a band of geometric patterns. The hand rolled hems are sewn with dark navy thread.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton. Dye. Plain and supplementary weave. |
| Brief description | A cotton belt or girdle from Rakhine State, Burma. The tribe is still to be determined. White with ends decorated in geometric patterns in red and navy. c. 1850 |
| Physical description | Soft white belt or girdle its ends decorated in supplementary weave in red and navy forming a band of geometric patterns. The hand rolled hems are sewn with dark navy thread. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | "India-Bengal, 4062,
A cloth, Arracan". (Label; English & French; Pinned to garment) |
| Object history | Label pinned to garment:" India-Bengal, 4062, A cloth, Arracan". |
| Production | 1880 Slip Book states that this garment was received from Arracan [Rakine State] in 1855. (in English and French). Tribe needs to be identified. |
| Other number | 3944 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 5626(IS) |
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| Record created | December 3, 2003 |
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