Longyi
1996 (made)
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Patterned with white, yellow, pink and green ikat in maroon stripes with parallel bands of ornate, red and purple on a red weft ground.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton warp ikat |
| Brief description | Burmese woman's longyi piece. 1996. Multi-coloured Shan zinme' patterns. |
| Physical description | Patterned with white, yellow, pink and green ikat in maroon stripes with parallel bands of ornate, red and purple on a red weft ground. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs. Frances Franklin |
| Object history | Bought by the donor from Kalaw Town market, Shan States. |Woven in Inlay Lake on a frame loom - non tribal. |
| Bibliographic reference | Fraser-Lu, Sylvia. Handwoven Textiles of South-East Asia
Oxford University Press; 1988. 45 & 96. ill.
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| Accession number | IS.19-1996 |
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| Record created | July 12, 1999 |
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