Hta-Mein
ca. 1850 (made)
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Composed of three parts. A brown cotton waistband joined to a strip of check silk of black, pink and gilt threads to which is attached a separately woven pink silk train partly patterned with fine horizontal stripes in maroon and gilt thread. These components are handstitched together and lined with cotton muslin.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton muslin, silk textile highlighted with gilt threads. |
| Brief description | Burmese silk and cotton hta-mein. Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885). Partly patterned in a small black and pink gilt check. |
| Physical description | Composed of three parts. A brown cotton waistband joined to a strip of check silk of black, pink and gilt threads to which is attached a separately woven pink silk train partly patterned with fine horizontal stripes in maroon and gilt thread. These components are handstitched together and lined with cotton muslin. |
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| Production | Acquired from Tenasserim, Martaban Province, by the India Museum in 1855. |
| Bibliographic reference | Fraser-Lu, Sylvia. Handwoven Textiles of South-East Asia
Oxford University Press: 1988. 50 & 88p., ill.
Fraser-Lu, Sylvia. Burmese Crafts: Past and Present
Oxford University Press: 1994. 262., ill.
Ferrars. Max & Bertha. Burma
London: 1901. 60p., ill. 136 & 137
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| Other number | 3183 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 6144(IS) |
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| Record created | May 26, 1999 |
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