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Soi kachyi (Jinghpaw)

This silver necklace was purchased in Myitkyina, Kachin State, Burma. It forms part of a 'traditional' Lhaovo: woman's wedding outfit commissioned by Brighton Museum in 2001-2.

Lhaovo: necklace (detail)

Lhaovo: necklace

Na latan (Jinghpaw)

These earrings were purchased in Myitkyina, Kachin State, Burma. They are made of silver hoops with six thin chains attached. Each chain ends in a diamond-shaped pendant. The earrings form part of a 'traditional' Lhaovo: woman's wedding outfit commissioned by Brighton Museum in 2001-2.

Earrings

Ta hkawn (Jinghpaw)

This silver bracelet was purchased in Myitkyina, Kachin State, Burma. It forms part of a 'traditional' Lhaovo: woman's wedding outfit commissioned by Brighton Museum in 2001-2.

Bracelet

Kachyi (Jinghpaw)

This necklace was purchased in Myitkyina, Kachin State, Burma. It is made up of five strings of red beads. It forms part of a 'traditional' Lhaovo: woman's wedding outfit commissioned by Brighton Museum in 2001-2.

Necklace

Moi bunghkaw (Jinghpaw)

This head cloth was made by Muk Yin Haung Nan in Myitkyina, Kachin State, Burma. It is made of black cotton decorated with yellow thread (made of orchid fibre) and coloured wool pompoms at both ends. It forms part of a 'traditional' Lhaovo: woman's wedding outfit commissioned by Brighton Museum in 2001-2.

Lhaovo: head cloth

Lhaovo: head cloth (detail)

Moi bunghkaw (Jinghpaw)

This black cotton head cloth was made by Muk Yin Haung Nan in Myitkyina, Kachin State, Burma. It forms part of a 'traditional' Lhaovo: woman's wedding outfit commissioned by Brighton Museum in 2001-2.

Head Cloth

Bunghkaw (Jinghpaw)

This head cloth was made by Muk Yin Haung Nan in Myitkyina, Kachin State, Burma. It was made in two parts: the reverse is made of black velvet studded with sequins and the front consists of a woven panel decorated with sequins and edged with pompoms. It forms part of a 'traditional' Lhaovo: woman's wedding outfit commissioned by Brighton Museum in 2001-2.

Lhaovo: head cloth

Lhaovo: head cloth (back)

Shingkyit (Jinghpaw)

This cotton belt was made by Muk Yin Haung Nan in Myitkyina, Kachin State, Burma. It forms part of a 'traditional' Lhaovo: woman's wedding outfit commissioned by Brighton Museum in 2001-2.

Belt

Laraw (Jinghpaw)

These white cotton leggings were made by Muk Yin Haung Nan in Myitkyina, Kachin State, Burma. They form part of a 'traditional' Lhaovo: woman's wedding outfit commissioned by Brighton Museum in 2001-2.

Leggings

Ka (Jinghpaw)

This cane basket was purchased in Myitkyina, Kachin State, Burma. It forms part of a 'traditional' Lhaovo: woman's wedding outfit commissioned by Brighton Museum in 2001-2.

Basket

Palawng the shatsawm jahtap (Jinghpaw)

This jacket was made by Muk Yin Haung Nan in Myitkyina, Kachin State, Burma. It is made of black velvet decorated with strips of red fabric, sequins, plastic beads and pieces of silver ('soi'). It is distinctively Lhaovo: in its use of yellow thread made of orchid flowers ('laung zum bin bu'). The jacket forms part of a 'traditional' Lhaovo: woman's wedding outfit commissioned by Brighton Museum in 2001-2.

Lhaovo: jacket (front)

Lhaovo: jacket (back)

N'hpye (Jinghpaw)

This bag was made by Muk Yin Haung Nan in Myitkyina, Kachin State, Burma. The basic woven bag (of a black ground with coloured design) has been heavily embellished with thin red tassels, ribbons and strings of beads ending in pompoms. The strap has been decorated with white ceramic buttons (collected from the weaver's home village) and pink plastic mirrors. The bag is distinctively Lhaovo: in its use of yellow thread made of orchid fibre ('laung zum'). The bag forms part of a 'traditional' Lhaovo: woman's wedding outfit commissioned by Brighton Museum in 2001-2.

Lhaovo: bag (front)

Lhaovo: bag (back)

Labu (Jinghpaw)

This skirt cloth was made for Brighton Museum by Muk Yin Haung Nan in Myitkyina, Kachin State, Burma in 2001-2. It is one of two skirt cloths made as part of a full wedding outfit using designs associated with the Lhaovo:, one of the Kachin ethnic groups.

In an interview with Muk Yin Haung Nan, she explained: 'There are two kinds of Lhaovo: women's skirts. Ten years ago there was only one line at the bottom part of Lhaovo woman's skirts. But nowadays various designs are woven on the bottom.' (2002, translation)

This skirt cloth is based on what Muk Yin Haung Nan remembers women of her parents' and grandparents' generations wearing and differs from the more richly patterned skirts worn today as 'traditional' Lhaovo: dress. Interestingly, it is also a different style to the Lhaovo: skirt cloth collected by James Henry Green in the 1920s, which is made up of thick bands of white and blue black. This illustrates the variation that exists in the dress styles of Kachin groups, and the complexity of defining what is and isn't the traditional dress of a particular group.

Lhaovo: skirt cloth

Labu (Jinghpaw

This skirt cloth was made for the Museum by Muk Yin Haung Nan in Myitkyina, Kachin State, Burma in 2001-2. It is one of two skirt cloths made as part of a full wedding outfit using designs associated with the Lhaovo:, one of the Kachin ethnic groups.

In an interview with Muk Yin Haung Nan, she explained: 'There are two kinds of Lhaovo: women's skirts. Ten years ago there was only one line at the bottom part of Lhaovo woman's skirts. But nowadays various designs are woven on the bottom.' (2002, translation)

This richly patterned skirt cloth is the style worn today as 'traditional' Lhaovo: dress and differs from the plainer design that Muk Yin Haung Nan remembers women of her parents and grandparents generations wearing (WA508764). The two skirt cloths demonstrate that what is seen as 'traditional' dress often changes over time.