htaingmathein

{{Expand Burmese|ထိုင်မသိမ်း|date=January 2021}}

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| name = Htaingmathein

| image_file = File:Burmese lady in traditional costume in the 1890s.jpg

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| caption = In this colonial-era photo, a Burmese woman is dressed in a yinkhan (bodice), and htaingmathein (jacket).

| type = Jacket

| material = Various
(inc. satin, lace, silk, cotton)

| location = Myanmar (Burma)

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Htaingmathein ({{langx|my|ထိုင်မသိမ်း}}; {{IPA|my|tʰàɪɴməθéɪɴ}}) is the name of a traditional Burmese buttonless hip-length jacket, sometimes with flared bottoms and embroidered sequins. Htaingmathein in Burmese literally means "does not gather while sitting," referring to the fact that the tight-fitting jacket does not crumple up when sitting. This jacket was popular among the aristocratic classes during the Konbaung dynasty, and is now most commonly worn by females as part of a wedding dress, or as traditional dance costume. The htaingmathein is worn over a bodice called yinkhan ({{lang|my|ရင်ခံ}}, {{IPA|my|jɪ̀ɴkʰàɴ|}}). Historically, the htaingmathein also had a pair of pendulous appendages on both sides called kalano ({{lang|my|ကုလားနို့}}).

Gallery

File:A Burmese lady in 1907.jpg

File:A Burmese Lady, photograph by Philip Adolphe Klier.jpg

File:Zwei Birmaninnen höheren Stands im Tamein. (Phot. M. Ferrars.).jpg

File:Daw Mya Sein at London.jpg

File:Hoftracht in Birma. (Phot. M. Ferrars.).jpg

See also

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Category:Burmese clothing

Category:Jackets