Jacket

Object Number:

2003-38-95

Current Location:

Collections storage

Culture:

Akha

Provenience:

Burma
Indochina

Section:

Asian

Materials:

Cotton
Bead

Technique:

Woven
Embroidered
Sewn
Beaded

Description:

A short jacket with open front woven of dark blue cotton with long sleeves; panels of tan, white, red, and blue cotton stripes are appliqued to lower half of each sleeve; a string of white beads sewn along each cuff and along backside of jacket at bottom; strands of white beads hang down back from collar; bottom, front and side edges embroidered with fine lines; short slits on each side.

Credit Line:

Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Other Number:

1900.1.1099

Other Number