Hta-Mein
ca. 1880 (made)
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Composed of three parts. A red cotton waistband joined to a strip of acheik (horizontal wave patterned) silk textile in coral, white, yellow and lime on a dark blue ground to which is attached a separately woven silk train of two pieces sewn together worked with a pattern of narrow stripes in the same colours of the central panel on a dark purple and white ground. The components are handstitched together and lined with white cotton muslin.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk luntaya ("100 shuttles" interlocking tapestry weave) cloth and cloth of plain cotton weave. |
| Brief description | Burmese red cotton and multi-coloured silk hta-mein. Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885). Acheik-luntaya patterned area. |
| Physical description | Composed of three parts. A red cotton waistband joined to a strip of acheik (horizontal wave patterned) silk textile in coral, white, yellow and lime on a dark blue ground to which is attached a separately woven silk train of two pieces sewn together worked with a pattern of narrow stripes in the same colours of the central panel on a dark purple and white ground. The components are handstitched together and lined with white cotton muslin. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Fraser-Lu, Sylvia. Handwoven Textiles of South-East Asia
Oxford University Press: 1988. 50 & 88p., ill
Burmese Crafts: Past and Prsent
Oxford University Press: 1994. 262p., ill
Ferrars, Max and Bertha. Burma
London: 1901. 60p. ill. 136 & 137
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| Accession number | 9220(IS) |
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| Record created | June 1, 1999 |
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