Catalog Number |
CAS 1991-0004-0023 | |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Shirt or halter | |
Culture | Phami Akha | |
Global Region | Southeast Asia | |
Country | Thailand | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Chaing Rai | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Village: Dag Akha | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970s | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Indigo-dyed cotton; Metal: Silver; Glass beads | |
Description | Rectangular wrap-around shirt or halter worn by adult women; Tied at side and over one shoulder; Decorated on front with four rows of hammered and stamped diamond-shaped and round conchas, with intervening spaces filled with small hemispherical silver beads; Rows of conchas separated by single rows of red or white glass beads. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 45.0 (folded), Thickness = 0.9, Max Diam = 7.9, Length = 41.5 |