Mru Chin
Burma, NW Rakhine State, Butui Thaung Area, Arang subgroup
Man's Loin Cloth (pa deri)
INV-1821
Mru Chin
Burma, NW Rakhine State, Butui Thaung Area, Arang subgroup1920/45
Man's Loin Cloth (pa deri)
Mru Chin Burma, NW Rakhine State, Butui Thaung Area, Arang subgroup →textileneedlework (visual works)
Date
1920/45
Medium
Outer panels: cotton, warp-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; embellished with discontinuous supplementary wrapping elements; ends embroidered with cotton and wool in buttonhole stitches; couching; center panel: cotton and silk, warp-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts; seam embroidered with cotton and wool in scroll stitches; couching
Dimensions
401.8 × 16 cm (158 1/4 × 6 1/4 in.)
Center warp repeat: 15-15.8 cm (5 5/8-6 1/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Christa C. Mayer Thurman Textile Endowment
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