Tunic

Title
Tunic
Year/Period
Early 20th century
Region
Rakhine State, Burma
Material
Technique
Dimension
Gross measurement: 108.5 x 105.8 cm
Accession No.
2009-03581

This woman's tunic has bands of woven yellow patterns across the centre. It comprises two sections of cloth that were woven on a backstrap loom and joined down the centre.The piece was probably worn during a special occasion such as a wedding and comes from the Chin sub group, Khamau.