Blouse
before 1880 (made)
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A black light weight and finely woven thingdaing (woman's blouse) decorated from chest to hem, front and back (57 cm) with bands of patterns formed with cross stitch and & running stitch embroidery in yellow, red, green & white silks & separated with strips of imported red flannel which are left long and loose at the sides. Red flannel highlights the armholes and neckline.
The thingdaing is constructed with one length of cloth folded in half at the shoulders and hand stitched at the sides. Holes are left in the upper corners for the arms and another opening has been cut in the centre for the neck.
The thingdaing is constructed with one length of cloth folded in half at the shoulders and hand stitched at the sides. Holes are left in the upper corners for the arms and another opening has been cut in the centre for the neck.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | cotton; silk threads, dye, flannel. Weaving, stitching, embroidering, dyeing. |
| Brief description | A thingdaing (blouse) of a woman of the Paku a sub-group of the Karen - an ethnic group who inhabit south and south east Burma.. Black plain weave partly decorated with strips of red flannel and bands of embroidery in coloured silks, c. before 1880 |
| Physical description | A black light weight and finely woven thingdaing (woman's blouse) decorated from chest to hem, front and back (57 cm) with bands of patterns formed with cross stitch and & running stitch embroidery in yellow, red, green & white silks & separated with strips of imported red flannel which are left long and loose at the sides. Red flannel highlights the armholes and neckline. The thingdaing is constructed with one length of cloth folded in half at the shoulders and hand stitched at the sides. Holes are left in the upper corners for the arms and another opening has been cut in the centre for the neck. |
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| Object history | The Paku are a subtribe of the Karen - a hill people who inhabit south and south east Burma. |
| Production | In the opinion of Sandra Dudley, Pitt Rivers Museum in 1999, this is a thingdaing (blouse) of a married woman of the Paku Karen. See also IS 43-1998; Pitt Rivers: ACCNO: 1957.1.24; BOOK: XVI 157 "Lady's Party Tunic" Karen (part of the Eyre Collection); Museum of Mankind 1901 3-18 27 |
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| Accession number | 5629(IS) |
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| Record created | February 4, 2004 |
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