Skirt Item Number: 3587/50 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Striped tube skirt. Skirt made from three pieces of woven fabric sewn together and then again, along one side, to form a tube. Woven striped design in red, black and colourful dotted lines, and bands in red, pink, blue, yellow, green, off-white and black at the top and bottom edges.
History Of Use
Palaung glahng (tube skirt); the thin stripes at each end were said to be the fashion favored by younger, unmarried women.
Narrative
The donor wrote a book on Palong people who crossed into Thailand: ‘The Palaung in Northern Thailand’. Written by Michael C. Howard and Wattana Wattanapun, published by Silkworm Books in Chiang Mai.
Item History
- Made between 1990 and 1995
- Collected during 1999
- Owned by Michael C. Howard before August 24, 2022
- Received from Michael C. Howard (Donor) on August 24, 2022
What
- Name
- Skirt
- Identification Number
- 3587/50
- Type of Item
- skirt
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 101.5 cm, width 61.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Palaung: Palé
- Previous Owner
- Michael C. Howard
- Received from
- Michael C. Howard (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- “Myanmar: Shan, Taunggyi” ?
When
- Creation Date
- between 1990 and 1995
- Collection Date
- during 1999
- Ownership Date
- before August 24, 2022
- Acquisition Date
- on August 24, 2022
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3587/0050