Mara (or Laker) Chin
Burma, Bangladesh border of Southern Chin State, Shinletwa village
Mantle-cloth (cheulopang) for High Status Use
INV-1821
Mara (or Laker) Chin
Burma, Bangladesh border of Southern Chin State, Shinletwa villageLate 19th/early 20th century
Mantle-cloth (cheulopang) for High Status Use
Mara (or Laker) Chin Burma, Bangladesh border of Southern Chin State, Shinletwa village →textileweaving
Date
Late 19th/early 20th century
Medium
Cotton and silk, weft banded, weft-faced warp-ribbed plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts; two loom widths joined with silk in heavy chain stitches
Dimensions
194 × 115.2 cm (76 3/8 × 45 3/8 in.); Loomed: W.: 55.3 cm (45 1/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Christa C. Mayer Thurman Textile Endowment
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