Blanket

58-24-17

From: Burma | Chin Hills

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Saung
Object Number 58-24-17
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Kamhau
Provenience Burma | Chin Hills
Date Made 18th Century - 1937
Section Asian
Materials Cotton
Technique Woven
Description

Puandam. Woman's wedding blanket. Handwoven: close firm weave. Two widths sewed together. Cotton. Wide lengthwise stripes of blue-black, rose, green, with a little yellow and white. Divided into sections by two wide woven bands of zigzag and diamond patterns; similar narrow band near each end. Short fringe at each end.

Length 205 cm
Width 122.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. J. Herbert Cope, 1958

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