Part of a man's skirt (pah-soe), Burmese silk pah-soe piece. Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885). ca. 1880. Acheik-luntaya patterns in various colours. A piece made up of four and a half repeats of various weft acheik (horizontal wave) patterns with checkered end borders in a subtle variation of tones including deep pink, gold colour, two shades of green, maroon and white. This length would have formed half a pah-soe. This detail shows the long edge of a silk piece intended to form part of a pah-soe, the voluminous wrapped and draped skirt worn by fashionably dressed Burmese gentlemen on festive occasions. Typical of such a garment this piece displays the unique Burmese pattern called '100 shuttles' in an interlocking tapestry weave known as acheik-luntaya in a design and colours reserved for men's clothing.