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BURMESE TEXTILES.
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Wallets.

GK 1, GK 2 (Figs. 35, 36, 37, p. 44-46). These illustrations give some idea of a group of wallets evidently all made by members of the same tribe. They all have substantial handles made from ten or twelve-strand square plaits (Fig. 35c) finished off with a tassel, and are elaborately decorated by finely worked patterns of similar form.

Fig. 38. Lana Kachin wallet
Fig. 38. Lana Kachin wallet

One especially interesting feature is the use of an animal motive resembling a dog. This occurs in three of the bags, and is shewn in the details of GK I (Fig. 35a) and GK 2 (Fig. 37). Figure 36 shews the detail of the design at the side of GK 1.