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ca. 1930 (made)
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A costume worn by a woman of the Akha ethnic group of Kentung District, Southern Shan States, Burma. An ensemble that includes personal ornaments and a distinctive conical hat as well as a jacket, gathered skirt, breast-cloth, pair of leggings, a shoulder bag and a drawstring purse. Mainly of black cotton fabric with applique of bright and variously coloured cottons, silver and feathered decorative elements and embroidery of beads (glass and seeds) and cowrie shells. c. 1930.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 10 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton, dye, thread. Weaving stitching, dyeing |
| Brief description | A costume worn by a woman of the Akha ethnic group of Kentung District, Southern Shan States, Burma. An ensemble that includes personal ornaments and a distinctive conical hat as well as a jacket, gathered skirt, breast-cloth, pair of leggings, a shoulder bag and a drawstring purse. Mainly of black cotton fabric with applique of bright and variously coloured cottons, silver and feathered decorative elements and embroidery of beads (glass and seeds) and cowrie shells. c. 1930. |
| Credit line | Given by Mr. T. W. F. Scott |
| Object history | The RP's only reveal that the two Akha costumes IS.154-1964 & IS.155-1964 were collected by Mr. T. W. F. Scott in 1936 while he was in Burma with Burmah Oil Company, Nyaungla, Burma. |
| Historical context | The Akha, who originally came from Yunnan in Southern China, live in south-east Shan State, on the borderlands of China, Laos and Thailand. They live high in the mountains, their villages protected by 'spirit gates', in houses built on stilts. Practising slash-and-burn agriculture the Akha cultivate maize, tobacco, sugar cane and opium. |
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| Accession number | IS.154-1964 |
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| Record created | May 17, 2004 |
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