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Young woman's wrapper (takas seang)
Burmese (Khami, Chin)
20th century
Object Place: Arakan State, Myanmar (Burma)
Medium/Technique
Cotton; warp-faced plain-weave with discontinuous supplementary weft patterning
Dimensions
Overall: 66 x 121.9 cm (26 x 48 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Jeremy and Hanne Grantham
Accession Number2005.151
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionRectangular cotton cloth with a central field in black with a repeating motif of stylized butterflies in pink, green, yellow and white. Each lengthwise edge has a border of pink and black separated from the central field by a narrow band in green and gold. There is a narrow handrolled, handstitched hem on each crosswise edge.
ProvenanceWoven by Daw Ma Htwee of Bauk Kan Chung village; Purchased from Daw Ma Htwee by Tribal Spirits, 1997; Purchased by the MFA, April 27, 2005