Blouse

Item number 3587/49 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

Woman's blouse. Black velvet(?) blouse that is short in the torso with long sleeves. The blouse has an open front with a red collar that extends down the opening. Six silver-coloured diamond-shaped metal decorations are stitched down the front on each side. Lines of embroidery in red, yellow, pink and green thread with silver sequins encircle the wrists, shoulders and hems. The lower back is embroidered with a rectangular section of embroidery with vertical lines of red, yellow, pink and green thread with silver sequins, with rows of embroidery below. Interior is unlined.

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.