Textile
ca. 1850 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Rectangle formed with two lengths (W. 17 cm) hand stitched along the weft edge. Black weft and warp. Blue and brown stripes formed with a supplementary weft weave. Brown tassels at each corner. Possibly worn as a head cloth or wrap skirt.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | cotton, dyed, hand-loomed with supplementary weave |
| Brief description | A black loom woven skirt or headcloth with brown corner tassels attributed to a Chin group from Arracan. Distinguished by blue and brown stripes in supplementary weave. c. 1850 |
| Physical description | Rectangle formed with two lengths (W. 17 cm) hand stitched along the weft edge. Black weft and warp. Blue and brown stripes formed with a supplementary weft weave. Brown tassels at each corner. Possibly worn as a head cloth or wrap skirt. |
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| Production | Made by an anonymous member of a Chin group from Arakan, Myanmar |
| Other number | 05468(IS) - Incorrect number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.14-2003 |
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| Record created | December 10, 2003 |
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