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Unknown Maker, Burmese

Woman's court hip wrapper (byant htamein)

Maker

Unknown Maker, Burmese

Culture

Burmese

Title

Woman's court hip wrapper (byant htamein)

Year

mid 1900s

Medium

  • silk,
  • cotton,
  • metallic thread; tapestry weave,
  • plain weave

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Silk,
  • cotton,
  • metallic thread; tapestry weave,
  • plain weave

Materials

silk, metallic yarn, cotton

Geography

Place Made: Myanmar

Dimensions

Length: 125.7 cm (49 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

2002.11.1

Type

  • Costume

Exhibition History

Asian Textiles and the Grammar of Ornament
Design in the Victorian Age
Nov 16, 2007 – Aug 03, 2008

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Unknown Maker, Burmese
Woman's court hip wrapper (byant htamein), mid 1900s
Silk, cotton, metallic thread; tapestry weave, plain weave
Length: 125.7 cm (49 1/2 inches)
Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund 2002.11.1

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