Skirt Item Number: 3587/10 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Wrap-around skirt. Top portion is a solid dark blue. Lower portion has two thick bands of embroidered design on a black background, flanked by teal bands, with a large solid dark purple band through the middle. A single row of cowrie shells are sewn along the top band with strings of beads, evenly spaced, hanging down. Each string has many different sizes of reddish-brown cylindrical beads, a few small red glass beads, and each with a pearlescent seed at the end. From the centre of the row of cowrie shells, two bells are hung. Single-side embroidery.
History Of Use
Falam, Zahau sub-group, wrap-around skirt.
Item History
- Made between 1970 and 1980
- Collected during 1988
- Owned by Michael C. Howard before August 24, 2022
- Received from Michael C. Howard (Donor) on August 24, 2022
What
- Name
- Skirt
- Identification Number
- 3587/10
- Type of Item
- skirt
- Material
- cotton fibre ?, cowrie shell, metal, clay, seed, shell and glass
- Overall
- height 84.5 cm, width 133.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chin: Falam
- Previous Owner
- Michael C. Howard
- Received from
- Michael C. Howard (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- “Myanmar: Chin, Falam” ?
When
- Creation Date
- between 1970 and 1980
- Collection Date
- during 1988
- Ownership Date
- before August 24, 2022
- Acquisition Date
- on August 24, 2022
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3587/0010