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Sasigyo, Sazigyo, Manuscript Binding Cord

2009.05.0012

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Artifact Identification Sasigyo, Sazigyo, Manuscript Binding Cord   (2009.05.0012)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication T&E
    2. :
  2. Written Communication T&E
    3. :
  3. Writing Accessories
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date late 19th to mid 20th century
Culture Burmese
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 474 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 1.6 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) .3 cm
Weight 40 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Textile, Pigment
Manufacturing Processes Plaiting, Weaving, Dyeing, Cutting, Twisting

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Fraser-Lu, Sylvia. Burmese Crafts: Past and Present. Oxford University Press. Oxford: 1994.

Isaacs, Ralph. "Burmese Textile Texts: Sazigyo" from Textiles from Burma: Featuring the James Henry Green Collection. Elizabeth Dell and Sandra Dudley, eds. Philip Wilson: London, 2003.

Johnson, Kathleen. "The Woven Word: Three Sasigyo." Textile Society of America Newsletter, Winter 2009.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Kieffer-Lopez Collection
Reproduction No

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