1851 / 1875, Bago

1851 / 1875, Bago

Identificador
0801(IS)
Colección
Material
Técnica
Dimensión
818 cm (length)
63.5 cm (width)
Siglo
Lugar de producción
Tipo de objeto

Description

Burmese silk acheik-luntaya multi-coloured pah-soe cloth; Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885), ca. 1850. Double length continuously loomed in one piece. Difference in ground: 1 length forest green; 1 length blue grey. The same weft acheik (horizontal wave patterns) are used along the two lengths in colours of dark crimson, fawn, white dark and light green. To be cut and stitched together at the sides to form a pah-soe (man's wrap around skirt).