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Fragment (Burma), early 19th century
Figural groups from Burmese iconography, in close-set vertical repeat about 16″ high. Blue ground, right half textured with tiny white dots and left half with faint yellow bars suggesting architectural…
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Tape (Burma), 1900–1957
Geometrical ornament and inscription in the Pali language in red and cream. narrow saffron yellow edges or selvedges. Warp fringe (33cm) at one end.
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Bark Cloth, Large panel of tapa cloth, 19th or early 20th century
Large panel of tapa cloth. Thick white fabric made from beaten bark, painted in rust and brown in design of three rows of rectangles enclosing striated angular forms. Rows are…
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Tapa Cloth, Tapa cloth panel, ca. 1924
Square of tapa cloth with pattern in squares filled with diagonal stripes and diamond shapes in horizontal arrangment in shades of dark brown.
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Manokthiha (Myanmar (formerly known as Burma)), 18th century
Carved, lacquered and gilded architectural corner element
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Tape (Burma), possibly 1900–69
Long red and ivory tape with inscription in the Pali language of Burma. It was used to tie palm leaf manuscripts. Tape ends with a long braid of the warp
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Sarong (Burma), 1894
Four pieces sewn together: border of pink silk; narrow multicolored bands in orange, green, red, and purple. Center panel with side border of red and green striped silk. Panel design…
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Tapa Cloth (Samoa), 1895
Panel with border on all four sides. Design of white diamonds with toothed edges, stylized bird in center of diamonds. Inner border of stylized “butterfly”. Center section is plain except…
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