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Catalog Number

CAS 1991-0004-0023   CAS 1991-0004-0023; Shirt or halter
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