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Skirt (Pa Sin)

A work made of top: cotton, plain weave; bottom: silk, weft ikat dyed, plain weave with bands of supplementary patterning wefts; two panels joined.

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  • A work made of top: cotton, plain weave; bottom: silk, weft ikat dyed, plain weave with bands of supplementary patterning wefts; two panels joined.

Date:

1900/25

Artist:

Possibly T’ai Puan
Eastern Laos, Sam Tai, Xieng Khouang province

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Culture

Tai Phuan

Title

Skirt (Pa Sin)

Place

Laos (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1900–1925

Medium

Top: cotton, plain weave; Bottom: Silk, weft ikat dyed, plain weave with bands of supplementary patterning wefts; two panels joined

Dimensions

85.1 × 70 cm (33 1/2 × 27 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Christa C. Mayer Thurman Textile Endowment

Reference Number

1994.286

Extended information about this artwork

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