Burma . the same way. But moregenerally hair and kerchief are wound up together upon the head. Womenwear nothing on the head except flowers and jewels. They wear kerchiefs{pwd) over their shoulders, of the same kind as the mens gaimgbaung. Thesekerchiefs were at first of bright Chinese embroidery, but are now damasksilk prints from Europe. The fashion of their patterns and colours were not an invariable part of the Burman costume, but are nowuniversal. The older pattern of mens white muslin jacket {taing-ma-theininji, Nos. 374, 389), and womenswhite muslin, or coloured andgold-
Burma . the same way. But moregenerally hair and kerchief are wound up together upon the head. Womenwear nothing on the head except flowers and jewels. They wear kerchiefs{pwd) over their shoulders, of the same kind as the mens gaimgbaung. Thesekerchiefs were at first of bright Chinese embroidery, but are now damasksilk prints from Europe. The fashion of their patterns and colours were not an invariable part of the Burman costume, but are nowuniversal. The older pattern of mens white muslin jacket {taing-ma-theininji, Nos. 374, 389), and womenswhite muslin, or coloured andgold-figured gauze jackets (lesshe-inji, No. 379), are of Indiantype. They are now supersededby more convenient kadSinji, of Shan-Chinese type, wornby both men and women (, 288). Over-jackets of im-ported woollens have also be-come general. A wrap orblanket of heavy cotton cloth,or of imported broad-cloth (i«M«_^,No. 184), completes the kind of wool is indigenous 129. the CLOTHING 6i
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