1870~, Mandalay

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1870~, Mandalay

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Identifier: T.244-1917

Acquisition: Given by Mr T.B. Clarke-Thornhill, Esq.

Collection: South & South East Asia Collection

Material: Silk

Technique: Weaving

Depiction

Geometrical motif 62%

Dimension: 380 cm (length)
375.92 cm (length)
58.5 cm (width)
32.385 cm (width)

Production time: 1870~
19th century (dates CE)

Production place: Mandalay

Type of object: fabrics
men's attire

Description

Part of a pah-soe (man's skirt) tapestry woven in luntaya silk, possibly made in Mandalay, ca. 1870 Part of a pah-soe (man's skirt) woven in luntaya silk, or '100' shuttles, interlocking tapestry weave. The cloth is made up of five repeats of various weft acheik (horizontal wave) patterns with checkered end borders in pinks, blues, yellows and greens on a ground of dark pink shading to lilac and to dark blue. This length would have formed half a pah-soe.