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Blouse3587/24

Woman's blouse. Composed of two long, rectangular woven textiles that are folded in half lengthwise, then partially stitched together with a thick chain stitch down the long edges, creating a v-neck opening for the head, and arm holes. Both pieces have single-sided embroidered designs on a dark grey background. Both sides have two yellow vertical stripes embroidered through horizontal rows of red and white triangles as well as different designs made of diamonds in red, white and orange.

Culture
Chin: Asho ?
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
“Myanmar: Rakhine” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shirt3587/23

Man's sleeveless shirt. Composed of two long, rectangular woven textiles that are folded in half lengthwise, then partially stitched together down the long edges, creating a v-neck opening for the head, and arm holes. Both pieces have single-sided embroidered designs on a black background. Both sides have three vertical stripes embroidered over repeating horizontal bands containing angled lines, Chevron and diamond shapes.

Culture
Chin: Asho
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre ? and dye
Made in
“Myanmar: Rakhine” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3587/22

Sleeveless blouse. Composed of two long, rectangular woven panels that are folded in half lengthwise, then partially stitched together down the long edges, creating a v-neck opening for the head and arm holes. Both pieces have single-sided embroidered designs on a black background. The lower portion of the blouse is embroidered with a large panel of diamonds and angled lines, which is flanked by repeating bands of geometric designs. Both sides have 6 small rectangular embroidered panels, three on each side of the neck, with two lines of white beading with four white buttons in the centre. The top line is further embroidered around the beading. The hem is lined with a double row of white beads lines, and is embellished with clusters of four buttons at each side seam, one button at the front centre, and two at the back centre.

Culture
Chin: Asho
Material
cotton fibre, dye, glass ? and shell ?
Made in
“Myanmar: Rakhine” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head Cloth3587/21

Woman's head cloth. Composed of three woven panels, stitched together on the long edge. There are two larger matching panels on the sides, with a smaller panel in the middle. The middle panel has a light beige background with dark pink and black embroidery over top. The side panels have a dark black-brown background with a large orange band down the centre. The black background has a solid orange line, then orange-beige-orange, then solid orange and then beige-orange-beige on the orange band. The side panels are finished with chain stitch embroidery alternating between orange and beige thread.

Culture
Chin: Asho
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
“Myanmar: Rakhine” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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