Jacket

2003-38-95

From: Burma | Indochina

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 2003-38-95
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Akha
Provenience Burma | Indochina
Section Asian
Materials Cotton | Bead
Technique Woven | Embroidered | Sewn | Beaded
Description

A short jacket with open front woven of dark blue cotton with long sleeves; panels of tan, white, red, and blue cotton stripes are appliqued to lower half of each sleeve; a string of white beads sewn along each cuff and along backside of jacket at bottom; strands of white beads hang down back from collar; bottom, front and side edges embroidered with fine lines; short slits on each side.

Length 56 cm
Width 140 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003
Other Number 1900.1.1099 - Other Number

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