Scarf (uncertain)

Sash (uncertain)

Head Wrap (uncertain)

A1658

From: Upper Burma | Shan State

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number A1658
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Shan | Burmese
Provenience Upper Burma | Shan State
Date Made 19th Century - 1915
Section Asian
Materials Cotton
Technique Embroidered | Fringed
Iconography Swastika
Description

Man's clothing item. Originally listed as a man's handkerchief but is unlikely. May be scarf, sash or head wrap. Strip of coarse cotton cloth, fringed, embroidered by girl, swastikas, etc.

Length 39 cm
Width 101 cm
Credit Line Gift of M. B. Kirkpatrick, Jr., 1920

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