Changes in the production materials of Burmese textiles in the nineteenth century—dyes, mordants and fibres of Karen garments from the British Museum’s collection

Abstract The materials of six Karen textiles from the British Museum’s collection were investigated with the main aim of studying the production changes over the course of the nineteenth century and how these changes related to local and colonial trade networks. The textiles span chronologically fro...

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Main Authors: Diego Tamburini, Joanne Dyer, Caroline Cartwright, Alexandra Green
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-07-01
Series:Heritage Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-023-00978-5