Longyi
ca. 1987 (made)
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Woman's longyi (lower garment) cloth of plain woven and dyed cotton and synthetic blend. With a red body, and the lower portion with horizontal stripes of blue, black, green, yellow and black. The warp ends would have been stitched to form a tube. The longyi tube is worn folded in a large pleat to one side. The excess cloth is tucked in at the waist.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven and dyed cotton and synthetic blend |
| Brief description | Woman's longyi (lower garment) cloth of plain woven and dyed cotton and synthetic blend, Shan, Burma, ca. 1987 |
| Physical description | Woman's longyi (lower garment) cloth of plain woven and dyed cotton and synthetic blend. With a red body, and the lower portion with horizontal stripes of blue, black, green, yellow and black. The warp ends would have been stitched to form a tube. The longyi tube is worn folded in a large pleat to one side. The excess cloth is tucked in at the waist. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dr Deborah Swallow |
| Object history | Obtained by the donor while travelling in Burma in 1987. Cloth made by the Indha of the Inle Lake area of Shan State Burma. |
| Historical context | Made by the Indha of the Inle Lake area of Shan State. The colour scheme is typical of the cloths worn by Shan women. |
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| Accession number | IS.65-1988 |
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| Record created | September 22, 2004 |
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