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Lower body wrapper (pha nung; pha toi)

Siamese (Thai)
Chakri dynasty (1800–1932)
19th century
Object Place: Thailand (Siam)

Medium/Technique Silk; plain weave, ikat-dyed and patterned with gold-metallic thread
Dimensions 91 x 278 cm (35 13/16 x 109 7/16 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft—The Gardner Brewer Collection
Accession Number01.6284
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsCostumes

DescriptionThe main field is woven with a diaper of red and gold. On the ends are red and gold, brown and gold, and violet and gold borders of conventional design.
ProvenanceThe Gardner Brewer Collection; bequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft to the MFA in July, 1901