manuscript

Manuscript on mulberry paper in a cloth cover. Manuscript consists of many rectangular sheets of mulberry paper stitched together at one edge, which is also stitched into a cloth wrapper, in which it is rolled. The pages are in the Shan language and in Shan script, and are numbered. The cloth in which it is wrapped consists of a black handwoven cloth with supplementary weft patterning in three bands of green, pink and green, with a strip of black market-bought cloth stitched to all four sides. This is hand-stitched to a larger piece of pink, loosely-woven, cloth, hemmed by hand. At one end a piece of paper has been tacked onto the pink fabric, on which is a handwritten inscription reading: 'Book in Burmese language SHAN STATE UPPER BURMA'.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
nn12218
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 12.0079 x in.; 305 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
paper (fiber product); textile
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
SHAREABLE LINK

Continue exploring anthropology

Collection Information

These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.

The database retains language taken from historical documents to help research. Please note that some records may feature language and reflect systems of thinking that are outdated and offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.

If you have any further information about objects in our collections, can suggest corrections to our information or if you see content requiring immediate action, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk