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Shawl3587/16

Shawl-like chest covering. The textile has 5 wide bands of red and dark green alternating on the warp. Stitched overtop in orange are angled lines creating a repeating diamond pattern with each diamond filled with embroidered t-shapes with equal arms in yellow, blue, green and orange. Both ends are embroidered in bright pink. There are wrapped strings extending from three corners. Collector's tag sewn to back.

Culture
Chin: Khumi
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
“Myanmar: Rakhine, Buthidaung” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt3587/18

Wrap-around skirt. Overall design of repeating yellow, green and then yellow and then two pink dotted lines, then three solid pink lines on a black background. A single column of silver sequins are sewn down the centre of the textile. Both the top and bottom edge have beaded fringe. Some have four or five white beads, and some have two white beads with a clear cylindrical bead in between. Single-sided embroidery. Collector's tag is sewn to the back.

Culture
Chin: Khumi
Material
cotton fibre, glass and metal
Made in
“Myanmar: Chin, Kanpetlet” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt3587/15

Tube skirt. Composed of a rectangular handwoven textile, sewn together on the short edge to create a wide tube. There is bright green embroidery and red fringe on the two woven pattern transitions. Both ends of the textile have a pattern of alternating stripes and zigzags in red on a black background with a small fringe of one yellow bead and one brown bead spaced out. The centre has a repeating red diamond pattern on a black ground with a fringe of three white beads and one brown bead, tightly together. The seam has yellow and green stitching. Both top and bottom edges are embellished with beaded fringe. Collector's tag sewn to interior.

Culture
Chin: Khumi
Material
fibre, dye and glass ?
Made in
“Myanmar: Chin, Paletwa” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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