Wrap
Item number 3587/13 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Body wrap or body cloth. Composed of three panels stitched together on the long edge. The seams have thin black bands on either side, which come together to create two distinctive black bands. The two outer panels have vertical bands of red and black lines in various thicknesses close to the outer edge. There is horizontal embroidery of three dashed lines of red and some pink in both the upper and lower portion of the textile, creating a frame with the vertical panels of the central embroidery of repeating raised lines in the same tone as the background. The short edges have folded hems.
History Of Use
Northern Chin; Hualngo, puan pui (body cloth).
Specific Techniques
Hand-spun cotton, indigo dyed.
Item History
- Made between 1980 and 1990
- Collected during 1996
- Owned by Michael C. Howard before August 24, 2022
- Received from Michael C. Howard (Donor) on August 24, 2022
What
- Name
- Wrap
- Identification Number
- 3587/13
- Type of Item
- wrap
- Material
- cotton fibre, dye and indigo dye ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven
- Overall
- height 119.0 cm, width 161.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- “Myanmar: Chin, Haka” ?
Who
- Culture
- Chin: Haka
- Previous Owner
- Michael C. Howard
- Received from
- Michael C. Howard (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- between 1980 and 1990
- Collection Date
- during 1996
- Ownership Date
- before August 24, 2022
- Acquisition Date
- on August 24, 2022
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3587/0013
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