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Object Number
37-27-60/2876
Display Title
Skirt woven from sheep & goat hair
Descriptions
Object Description
Skirt woven from sheep & goat hair - part of woman's outfir, nos. 60/2875-2886 Structure: A plain weave cloth with red wool and goat hair wefts with small bands of diamond twill with red and black wefts; with additional black discontinous supplementary wefts. A narrow band (2.5 - 2.75 cm), approxiamately 17 cm from the outer edges of the width consisting of a compound weave of red wool in a continous supplementary weft design with additional patterning in yellow and green yarns. The central area of the cloth is a compound weave structure, combining plain weave with black cotton weft and continuous supplementary weft patterning, with a red wool weft; additionally, there are discontinuous weft patterning in brightly colored yarns (approx. 3 cm sq - 4 cm sq) throughout; na[see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description
Woven textile, red, black patterned wool, color embroidery, black cotton band
Classification
- Woven
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Chingpaw
- Kachin
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Burma
Additional Geographic Terms
North Burma: Myitkyina
Dimensions
Overall: 70 x 251 cm (27 9/16 x 98 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-27-60/2876
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36-45-60/1794 | Woman's headdresses |
Scarf
|
Burma
| |
| 37-27-60/2877 | Skirt woven from sheep & goat hair |
Skirt
|
Burma
| |
| 37-27-60/2882 | Smaller bag, woven from sheep & goat hair |
Bag
|
Burma
| |
| 42-28-30/4435 | Textile, weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
|
Huacho
| |
| 41-52-30/2943 | Bag, supplementary disc. weft |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 998-15-50/12847 | Strip woven hammock |
Hammock
Raw Material |
Liberia
Sierra Leone | |
| 37-27-60/2883 | Small bag, woven from sheep & goat hair |
Bag
|
Burma
| |
| 37-27-60/2881 | Large bag, woven from sheep & goat hair |
Bag
|
Burma
| |
| 42-28-30/4434 | Textile, weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
|
Huacho
| |
| 46-77-30/8991 | Loincloth, weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
|
Huacho
| |
| 46-77-30/9151 | Textile, plainweave |
Woven Fiber
|
Zapallan
| |
| 46-77-30/7362 | Mantle, weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Loma Huelo
|