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Woman's coat
Burmese; Tibeto-Burmese (Lahu)
British colonial rule
1860–80
Object Place: Shan, Myanmar (Burma)
Medium/Technique
Cotton, natural dyes; plain weave, embroidered
Dimensions
117 cm (46 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Walter Bushell
Accession Number1981.273
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionTwo indigo-dyed cotton panels joined at center back and folded at shoulder line; short seams under armholes, open front. Straight-cut sleeves. Stand-up collar. Red bindings at collar, sleeve joins and center sleeve seams, cuffs, front opening; blue bindings at side openings. Red and blue panels at side openings edged in white stitching. Front opening decorated with red, orange, green, blue cotton: stripes above bands flanking black and white vandyked band above panels of black and white crosses in boxes formed by red cotton stripes and bands. Red and white dagged edge trim at edges of front panels, sleeve seam and collar bindings. Blue cotton collar lining and yoke facing.
ProvenanceCollected by Walter Bushell, a Baptist missionary in Burma, between 1860-1880; gift to MFA on June 10, 1981