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BURMESE TEXTILES.
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They wear a skirt consisting of a straight length of cloth fastened by a half-hitch at the waist so that the opening falls at the side, GS 17 (Fig. 17), GS 15 (Fig. 20), GS 21 (Fig. 21). In some cases the length of cloth is joined up so that the skirt is closed, GS 62 (Fig. 15), GS 24 (Fig. 22). Jackets are worn by some tribes, GS 57.


(WEAVING, pp. 8, 9.)

Fig 4a Basket, which is made to revolve in cleaning raw cotton. (Burma Gazetteer. II.368)
Fig. 4a


Fig 4b. Cotton Warping (Burma Gazetteer II 368)
Fig. 4b


Fig 5 Burmese Shuttle. Bankfield Museum. 43 cm. long
Fig. 5