Skirt
MOA: University of British Columbia
3587/43
Tube skirt composed of three textiles (one large dark purple, and two smaller black) stitched together to form a tube. The overall design has repeating raised patterns in black on a dark purple ground weave, with a solid black band on one end. Collector's tag is sewn inside.
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Specific Techniques
continuous supplementary weft weave
- Type of Item skirt
- Culture Rakhine
- Material cotton fibre, dye
- Measurements height 109.0 cm, width 85.5 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner Michael C. Howard
- Received from Michael C. Howard
- Creation Date between 1980 and 1990
- Collection Date during 1994
- Ownership Date before August 24, 2022
- Acquisition Date on August 24, 2022
- Item Classes textiles
- Condition good
- Accession Number 3587/0043