Woman's breastcloth (ah khin)
20th century
Object PlaceArakan State, Burma
Medium/TechniqueCotton tapestry weave with supplementary silk warp and weft patterning, glass beads
DimensionsOverall: 38.1 x 80 cm (15 x 31 1/2 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by Jeremy and Hanne Grantham
Accession number2005.156
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceWoven by Daw La Moon of Bauk Kan Chung village; Acquired by Tribal Spirits in Burma, 1980s-1990s; Purchased by the MFA, April 27, 2005
20th century
20th century
20th century
early 20th century
20th century
about 1860
early 19th century
late 18th to early 19th century
19th century
20th century
about 1850