Khami Chin or Mru Chin
Burma, Northwest Rakhine State, Kyauktaw area
Woman's Shoulder-Cloth (tom pah or nagapong)
INV-1821
Khami Chin or Mru Chin
Burma, Northwest Rakhine State, Kyauktaw area1920/40
Woman's Shoulder-Cloth (tom pah or nagapong)
Khami Chin or Mru Chin Burma, Northwest Rakhine State, Kyauktaw area →textileweaving
Date
1920/40
Medium
Cotton, plain weave with patterning wefts; cotton and glass-beaded selvage fringe; and glass-beaded warp fringe; metal bells
Dimensions
198.2 × 33 cm (78 × 13 in.); End fringe: H.: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.); Edges fringe: H.: 5 cm (1/4 in.); Measurements with fringe: 198.2 × 33.7 cm (78 × 13 1/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Christa C. Mayer Thurman Textile Endowment
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