Woman's upper body wrapper (htip paum)
20th century
Object PlaceArakan State, Burma
Medium/TechniqueCotton, silk, wool; Warp-face plain weave, tapestry weave with discontinuous supplementary weft patterning, cut-pile
DimensionsOverall: 44.5 x 172.7 cm (17 1/2 x 68 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by Jeremy and Hanne Grantham
Accession number2005.154
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceAcquired by Tribal Spirits in Burma, 1980s-1990s; Purchased by the MFA, April 27, 2005
20th century
19th century
18th or early 19th century
17th or 18th century
17th or 18th century
17th or 18th century
about 1900
17th or 18th century
first quarter 18th century
1800–50
second quarter of 19th century
second half of 19th century