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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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Textile (Thailand), ca. 1960
Long hadwoven breath, warm burnt-orange, with thick yellow weft and fine magenta warp, giving changeable effect when crumpled. At one end, an inch-wide band in which fine blue weft replaces…
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Panel (Thailand), mid-20th century
Long brilliant cerise panel, handwoven. Fine magenta warp of light weight wild silk and thick, flossy weft of bright orange. silk is from worm of East Thailand which feeds on…
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Sarong (Thailand), 19th century
Design showing center area broken up on an all-over diamond-shaped pattern containing stylized floral shapes of seated Buddha. Reclining figures in outlines of damond shapes. Two wide borders, interrupted by…
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Textile (Thailand), ca. 1963
Brilliant pink material, double cloth, warp printed in large scale pattern derived from an Indian shawl design, in strong greens, red, and purple. The reverse is a strong magenta, with…
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Manokthiha (Myanmar (formerly known as Burma)), 18th century
Carved, lacquered and gilded architectural corner element
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Panel (Thailand), 1960–69
Panel of heavy handwoven silk horizontally striped in red, purple, orange, and orange-brown.
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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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