Bag
ca. 1920-1927 (made)
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Shoulder bag (n'hpye) made of three lengths of handwoven blue cotton (each with width of 12.5 cm) and hand-stitched together. The central panel is folded in half, and the fold forms the pocket. The folded side panels are finished in deep twisted tassels and extend upwards to make the carrying sling.
Geometric patterns in supplementary weft weave of white, yellow and pinks cover the front of the bag. Further decorated with partly applied yellow panels and finely plaited red fringe and ornamented with coix lacryma ('Job's Tears'), silver buttons and bugles. Plain and supplementary weave. Stitching. Applique.
Geometric patterns in supplementary weft weave of white, yellow and pinks cover the front of the bag. Further decorated with partly applied yellow panels and finely plaited red fringe and ornamented with coix lacryma ('Job's Tears'), silver buttons and bugles. Plain and supplementary weave. Stitching. Applique.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Woven cotton, dyed, Job's Tears, silver, bugles, applique |
| Brief description | Shoulder bag (n'hpye) made of handwoven cotton, Kachin State, Burma, ca. 1920-1927. |
| Physical description | Shoulder bag (n'hpye) made of three lengths of handwoven blue cotton (each with width of 12.5 cm) and hand-stitched together. The central panel is folded in half, and the fold forms the pocket. The folded side panels are finished in deep twisted tassels and extend upwards to make the carrying sling. Geometric patterns in supplementary weft weave of white, yellow and pinks cover the front of the bag. Further decorated with partly applied yellow panels and finely plaited red fringe and ornamented with coix lacryma ('Job's Tears'), silver buttons and bugles. Plain and supplementary weave. Stitching. Applique. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs. M. F. Dunn |
| Object history | N'hpye (shoulder bag) with long fringes worn by a person of one of the hill tribes of Kachin State northern Burma. With colourful geometric designs in supplementary weave and applied decoration of strips of yellow cloth and Job's Tears. |
| Bibliographic reference | Sylvia Fraser Lu "Handwoven Textiles of S.E. Asia" 1988, pp 63-4 |
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| Accession number | IS.19-1987 |
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| Record created | March 22, 2004 |
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