Longyi
1996 (made)
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Modern zinme (Chiangmai) design. Yellow, white, green, blue and lilac honeycomb weft patterns on a plain pink warp ground.
There is a vertically striped area, consisting of pin stripes and closely patterned linear designs which forms the inside pleat of the longyi.
The warp ends of the rectangle are drawn together and seamed to form a tube. The spare material is lapped over to the left and tucked in at the waist forming a pleat.
There is a vertically striped area, consisting of pin stripes and closely patterned linear designs which forms the inside pleat of the longyi.
The warp ends of the rectangle are drawn together and seamed to form a tube. The spare material is lapped over to the left and tucked in at the waist forming a pleat.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk in a twill weft face weave using 89 shuttles with 9 ply Chinese silk. |
| Brief description | Burmese woman's pink silk longyi cloth. 1996. Weft ikat honeycomb patterns in yellow, white, green, blue and lilac. |
| Physical description | Modern zinme (Chiangmai) design. Yellow, white, green, blue and lilac honeycomb weft patterns on a plain pink warp ground. There is a vertically striped area, consisting of pin stripes and closely patterned linear designs which forms the inside pleat of the longyi. The warp ends of the rectangle are drawn together and seamed to form a tube. The spare material is lapped over to the left and tucked in at the waist forming a pleat. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs. Frances Franklin |
| Object history | Bought by the donor from Nang Mya Oo, Weaving Workshop, In Paw Khon Village, Inlay (Inle) Lake, Shan State in 1996. |
| Production | Attribution note: To be worn with the matching yinzi (stole) IS 16-1996) |
| Associated object | IS.16-1996 (Ensemble) |
| Bibliographic reference | Fraser-Lu, Sylvia. Handwoven Textiles of South-East Asia
Oxford University Press; 1988. 45 & 96p., ill. Fig.126.
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| Accession number | IS.15-1996 |
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| Record created | June 21, 1999 |
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