Textile Fragment
3rd quarter 19th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Acheik (horizontal wave patterned) stripes of green, white, lime, yellow and coral.
This is the same textile as 6137 (IS) and the sample 6153 (IS) has been cut from this fabric.
This is the same textile as 6137 (IS) and the sample 6153 (IS) has been cut from this fabric.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silk luntaya (one hundred shuttles) interlocking tapestry weave. |
| Brief description | Fragment of an acheik-luntaya multi-coloured silk textile. Burmese, Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885), ca. 1870. |
| Physical description | Acheik (horizontal wave patterned) stripes of green, white, lime, yellow and coral. This is the same textile as 6137 (IS) and the sample 6153 (IS) has been cut from this fabric. |
| Style | |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 6149(IS) |
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| Record created | April 27, 1999 |
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