DepartmentTextiles-Asia
Talismanic Yantra vest
NameVest
CultureShan
Datec. 1905
Place madeMyanmar (Burma), Asia
Mediumcotton, ink
DimensionsOverall: 17 1/8 x 16 1/8 in. (43.5 x 41 cm)
Credit LineIFAF Purchase
Object numberFA.2003.9.3
DescriptionWhite cotton fabric with black and red yantra drawings on front and back. Lined. Ties at neck. Drawings primarily gridded squares with four circular astrological charts on bottom back. Each side seam sewn together in three places with red thread.
1819 – 1911 (Burmese years: 1171-1263)
Late 19th century
20th century
Mid-to-late 20th Century
1979
