Rain-cape
This object is a rain cloak made from shredded palm leaves. It is part of the William Ninnis Porter Collection and can be dated to the 19th Century. It has been documented as originating from the Chin State. There are two other rain cloaks in the collection donated by Porter, these are 39/1907 and 41/1907. The rain cloak is worn by women during the rainy season for protection from the rain. When it is not raining the cloak may be pulled down and worn around the hips.
Similar examples of rain cloaks are worn by the Nagas of Nagaland, India. Examples have been documented in ‘Textiles of the Highland Peoples of Burma, Vol 1, Studies in the Material Cultures of Southeast Asia, No. 7’ (Howard 2005:39 & 255).
Similar examples of rain cloaks are worn by the Nagas of Nagaland, India. Examples have been documented in ‘Textiles of the Highland Peoples of Burma, Vol 1, Studies in the Material Cultures of Southeast Asia, No. 7’ (Howard 2005:39 & 255).
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 40/1907
- Category
- Ethnography
- Collection Class
- Clothing and accessories
- Collection Area Region
- SE
- Material
- palm leaf fibrevegetal cord
- Common Name
- rain-cape
- Simple Name
- cape
- Production County
- Chin State
- Production Country
- Myanmar
- Production Year High
- 1907
