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Length of Silk Cloth

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

Double length continuously loomed in one piece. Difference in ground: 1 length forest green; 1 length blue grey. The same weft acheik (horizontal wave patterns) are used along the two lengths in colours of dark crimson, fawn, white dark and light green. To be cut and stitched together at the sides to form a pah-soe (man's wrap around skirt).


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Fashion
India Museum
Object type
Length of silk cloth
Materials and techniques
Silk luntaya (one hundred shuttles) interlocking tapestry weave.
Silk (Textile)
Weaving
Brief description
Burmese silk acheik-luntaya multi-coloured pah-soe cloth; Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885), ca. 1850.
Physical description
Double length continuously loomed in one piece. Difference in ground: 1 length forest green; 1 length blue grey. The same weft acheik (horizontal wave patterns) are used along the two lengths in colours of dark crimson, fawn, white dark and light green. To be cut and stitched together at the sides to form a pah-soe (man's wrap around skirt).
Dimensions
  • Length: 818cm
  • Width: 63.5cm
Style
Konbaung
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. 1880 Register Entry: [ROOM 8. Case 44.] '0801. SCARF. Silk, green ground, zigzag stripes of various colours; Burmah. 3,179'
Production
Acquired in Pegu by the India Museum in 1855.
Bibliographic references
  • Fraser-Lu, Sylvia. Handwoven Textiles of South-East Asia. Oxford University Press, 1988. 50p. & 88p., ill.
  • Burmese art / John Lowry. London: H. M. Stationery Office, 1974 Number: 0112901794 : cat. no. 27
Other number
3179 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
0801(IS)

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Record createdMay 11, 1999
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