Mru Chin
Burma, NW Rakhine State, Arang subgroup
Woman's Breast-Cover (marankite, lian pi)
INV-1821
Mru Chin
Burma, NW Rakhine State, Arang subgroup1925/55
Woman's Breast-Cover (marankite, lian pi)
Mru Chin Burma, NW Rakhine State, Arang subgroup →textileneedlework (visual works)
Date
1925/55
Medium
Cotton, warp striped, 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; selvage fringe of cotton with glass beads; and end fringe of cotton and glass beads, knotted around wool
Dimensions
70.6 × 34.3 cm (27 3/4 × 13 1/2 in.)
End fringe: 1.0 cm (3/8 in.)
Edge fringe: .3 cm (1/8 in.)
Knotted corner tassels: 1.4 cm (5/8 in.)
Measurements with fringe: 69.5 × 34.2 cm (27 3/8 × 13 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Christa C. Mayer Thurman Textile Endowment
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