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Woman's blouse
Burmese (Shan District)
British colonial rule
late 19th or early 20th century
Object Place: Shan District, Burma
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain-weave, embroidered with beads
Dimensions
73 cm (28 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mabel H. Colgate and Henry B. Washburn, in memory of Edith Hall Washburn
Accession Number53.411
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWoman's blouse of dark blue cotton made of straight length of material folded over at shoulders with slit for head opening, and side seams left open at top for arms; lower half embroidered with long white seeds and red, yellow, and white cotton in horizontal bands of alternating star and four armed cross, all seams and edges trimmed with white seeds and embroidered braid.