Length of Silk Cloth
Third quarter 19th century (made)
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Length of cloth which would have possibly formed half of a pah-soe (man's wrap around skirt).Three pattern repeats of weft acheik (horizontal wave patterns) stripes in lime, yellow and white on a warp ground of repeating bands of red, yellow, black and white.
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Materials and techniques | Silk luntaya (one hundred shuttles) interlocking tapestry weave. |
Brief description | Burmese silk acheik-luntaya multi-coloured cloth; Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885), ca.1880 |
Physical description | Length of cloth which would have possibly formed half of a pah-soe (man's wrap around skirt).Three pattern repeats of weft acheik (horizontal wave patterns) stripes in lime, yellow and white on a warp ground of repeating bands of red, yellow, black and white. |
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Bibliographic reference | Fraser-Lu, Sylvia. Handwoven Textiles of South-East Asia.
Oxford University Press, 1988. 50p. & 88p. ill.
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Accession number | 0798A/(IS) |
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Record created | May 11, 1999 |
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