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Manuscript binding (sazigyo)
Burmese
18th century
Object Place: Myanmar (Burma)
Medium/Technique
Cotton; warp twining
Dimensions
391 x 37 cm (153 15/16 x 14 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Arthur Mason Knapp Fund
Accession Number26.14
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionBook braid with inscription woven of pink, blue and cream colored cotton. The colored warp threads are plaited together at one end. This type of braid is used to bind Buddhist scriptures together. Belongs to 26.10.
ProvenancePurchased by MFA on January 7, 1926