Images(3)

Burmese woman's sleeveless blouse (detail).

DepartmentTextiles-Asia

Married Woman's Blouse

NameBlouse

Maker SGAW

CultureSgaw Karen (Pg'a Kanyaw Sg'aw)

Date1850-1900

Place madeMyanmar / Burma, Southeast Asia, Asia

Place madeBurma, Southeast Asia, Asia

Place madeMyanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia

MediumCotton, grass, Job's tears seeds, wool

Dimensions32 × 29 in. (81.2802 × 73.6601 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.343

Object numberA.1995.93.343

Collections

The Lloyd Cotsen & Neutrogena Collection

DescriptionBurmese woman's sleeveless blouse; handwoven indigo-dyed cloth, decorated with Job's tear seeds, a type of tropical grass. British wool cloth, and imported commercial cotton cloth; colors are blue, red, white, tan.

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