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Length of Silk Cloth

Third quarter 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.


Object details

Category
Object type
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.
Dimensions
  • Length: 457cm
  • Width: 63.5cm
Style
Bibliographic reference
Fraser-Lu, Sylvia. Handwoven Textiles of South-East Asia. Oxford University Press, 1988. 50p. & 88p. ill.
Collection
Accession number
0798A/(IS)

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Record createdMay 11, 1999
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