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COTTON CHECKS, &C.
87
2. Cotton.—Woven with Coloured Thread; chiefly for Skirts.
Of the two groups contained in this Table, the first comes from Nepal and the second
from Pegu. Both are interesting as showing characteristics in manufacture of places widely
separated. Of the peculiar skirt materials employed by the women of Pegu, other examples
will be found under the head of silk piece goods.
No. of
Description.
Measurement.
Weight
Cost.
Place of
Manufacture,
Yol.
Sample.
Length.
Width.
of piece.
or where
obtained.
yds. ins.
yds. ins.
lbs. oz.
£ s. d.
VI.
236
'“Dark blue, with stripes of yellow,
brown, and white. Coarse.
5 11
0 29
—
—
Kathamandoo,
Nepal.
VI.
237
Brown stripes, dotted alternately
with yellow and white spotted
figure, which is, however, omitted
in the last 9 inches of the piece.
6 0
0 30
2 9
Kathamandoo.
Nepal.
VI.
238
1 <
Dark blue, with a^-inch stripe (blue
and white chequered pattern),
inch apart.
5 0
0 31
1 9
Kathamandoo,
Nepal.
VI.
239
Blue, with, in some portion of piece,
crimson thread in the weft. Stripes
£ inch wide and % inch apart, dark
blue, with flashed white spots at
intervals, and edges of red and
yellow.
4 25
0 28
1 11
Kathamanfi
Nepal.
VI.
240
Plain, chocolate colour, ^-inch stripes
j inch apart, alternately blue and
yellow and blue and white.
5 0
0 28
1 10
Kathamandoo,
Nepal.
VI.
230
Blue warp and red weft throughout,
with triple rows of cross stripes in
yellow (weft threads) to 14 inches
from the upper part of the skirt
piece, which is white cotton, in
the weft. The pieceis the ^ length,
the other portion being similar to
the sample. Worn by Burmese
women.
2 16
0 23
0 61
Pegu.
VI.
231
Blue warp, pink weft throughout,
with triple rows of green stripes
(weft thread) in the lower part
of the skirt, and closer stripes of
green divided by 3 blue stripes
nearer the upper part, 13 inches
of which is of the plain material.
The sample shows one-half the
whole length of the piece, the
other half being similar to thf
pattern. WornbyBurmesewomen
2 12
0 231
0 61
Pegu.
VI.
232
2 <
Blue warp, white weft throughout,
with triple rows of yellow stripes
(weft) in the lower part of the
skirt, and closer stripes of yellow
divided by 3 dark blue cross stripes
nearer the upper part, 13 inches
of which is of the plain material.
The sample shows one-half the
whole length of the piece, the
other half being similar to pattern.
Worn by Burmese women.
2 8
0 22
0 61
Pegu.
87
2. Cotton.—Woven with Coloured Thread; chiefly for Skirts.
Of the two groups contained in this Table, the first comes from Nepal and the second
from Pegu. Both are interesting as showing characteristics in manufacture of places widely
separated. Of the peculiar skirt materials employed by the women of Pegu, other examples
will be found under the head of silk piece goods.
No. of
Description.
Measurement.
Weight
Cost.
Place of
Manufacture,
Yol.
Sample.
Length.
Width.
of piece.
or where
obtained.
yds. ins.
yds. ins.
lbs. oz.
£ s. d.
VI.
236
'“Dark blue, with stripes of yellow,
brown, and white. Coarse.
5 11
0 29
—
—
Kathamandoo,
Nepal.
VI.
237
Brown stripes, dotted alternately
with yellow and white spotted
figure, which is, however, omitted
in the last 9 inches of the piece.
6 0
0 30
2 9
Kathamandoo.
Nepal.
VI.
238
1 <
Dark blue, with a^-inch stripe (blue
and white chequered pattern),
inch apart.
5 0
0 31
1 9
Kathamandoo,
Nepal.
VI.
239
Blue, with, in some portion of piece,
crimson thread in the weft. Stripes
£ inch wide and % inch apart, dark
blue, with flashed white spots at
intervals, and edges of red and
yellow.
4 25
0 28
1 11
Kathamanfi
Nepal.
VI.
240
Plain, chocolate colour, ^-inch stripes
j inch apart, alternately blue and
yellow and blue and white.
5 0
0 28
1 10
Kathamandoo,
Nepal.
VI.
230
Blue warp and red weft throughout,
with triple rows of cross stripes in
yellow (weft threads) to 14 inches
from the upper part of the skirt
piece, which is white cotton, in
the weft. The pieceis the ^ length,
the other portion being similar to
the sample. Worn by Burmese
women.
2 16
0 23
0 61
Pegu.
VI.
231
Blue warp, pink weft throughout,
with triple rows of green stripes
(weft thread) in the lower part
of the skirt, and closer stripes of
green divided by 3 blue stripes
nearer the upper part, 13 inches
of which is of the plain material.
The sample shows one-half the
whole length of the piece, the
other half being similar to thf
pattern. WornbyBurmesewomen
2 12
0 231
0 61
Pegu.
VI.
232
2 <
Blue warp, white weft throughout,
with triple rows of yellow stripes
(weft) in the lower part of the
skirt, and closer stripes of yellow
divided by 3 dark blue cross stripes
nearer the upper part, 13 inches
of which is of the plain material.
The sample shows one-half the
whole length of the piece, the
other half being similar to pattern.
Worn by Burmese women.
2 8
0 22
0 61
Pegu.