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Acheik-Luntaya Silk Textile

3rd Quarter of 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Pegu (made)
Burma

Acheik (horizontal wave) patterned cloth in dark green, white and red.
Identical pattern to 6146 (IS)


Object details

Category
India Museum
Object type
Acheik-luntaya silk textile
Materials and techniques
Silk luntaya (one hundred shuttles) interlocking tapestry weave.
Silk (Textile)
Weaving
Brief description
Burmese fragment of a multi-coloured acheik-luntaya silk textile. Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885). ca. 1870
Physical description
Acheik (horizontal wave) patterned cloth in dark green, white and red.
Identical pattern to 6146 (IS)
Dimensions
  • Length: 108cm
  • Width: 61cm
Style
Konbaung
Bibliographic reference
Forbes Watson, J. Textile Fabrics of India London: India Museum: 1873-74. No. 547 Fraser-Lu, Sylvia. Handwoven Textiles of South-East Asia Oxford University Press, 1988. 50p & 88p.
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
6140(IS)

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Record createdApril 19, 1999
Record URL
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