1851 / 1875, Myanmar

1851 / 1875, Myanmar

Identifier
6150(IS)
Collection
Material
Technique
Depiction
Dimension
513 cm (length)
63.5 cm (width)
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Production place

Description

Burmese weft-ikat silk textile. Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885), 1867. Patterned in stripes of lime, yellow and purple. Continuous stripes along length of cloth of varying widths in lime, yellow and purple. A band at one end (29 cm) with a checker-board pattern created with warp and weft stripes repeating colours of main body. Possibly intended to be made into a pah-soe (man's wrap around skirt)