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Title: Shans at home. With two chapters on Shan history and literature
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Milne, Leslie, Mrs., 1860-1952 Cochrane, Wilbur Willis
Subjects: Shan (Asian people)
Publisher: London : John Murray
Contributing Library: University of British Columbia Library
Digitizing Sponsor: University of British Columbia Library

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rbans.The every-day dress of Shan men is made of dark bluecloth, but generally a bridegroom wears a white jacketand turban ; his trousers may either be white, black, ordark blue. Shan trousers are extremely wide, andoften they are made with the seat so near the anklesthat they look like a skirt. Shan women living nearrailways or steamers have adopted Burmese dress,but in remote districts their dress is still distinctive.The brides costume is in no way different from thatof other women. Her skirt is of black cloth with twovelvet bands near the foot—sometimes it is madeentirely of black velvet; it is decorated with panelsof woven silks or wools of gay colours, each panel idivided from the next by a band of gold. The jacket iis of velvet or silk of some brilliant hue. In shape itresembles that of a Burman woman, but has a high,straight collar hiding the throat—fastened by a claspof silver or, more rarely, of gold. The turban is black,with many rows of brightly coloured silks and gold
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THE WEDDING CEREMONY 8i threads at each end, the svastika playing a conspicuouspart in the patterns of the borders. Young womenarrange the gay ends of their turbans to hang loose ateach side of the head behind the ears. Large silverbracelets are worn, which the bride borrows if shedoes not possess any of her own. The costumedescribed above is the usual fete dress of all Shanwomen when young. Sometimes little discs of silverare sewn round the foot of the panels, and danglingornaments, also of silver, are dotted here and thereon the skirt. Anklets are never worn by women orgirls. Early in the afternoon of the wedding day the bride-grooms friends come to his home to escort him to thebride. In front of the procession go musicians, withdrums, gongs, and cymbals. They keep excellent timeas the)^ march, and the tones of their instruments arenot discordant, though there is no tune. After theband come several old men, friends of the father ofthe bridegroom, then the bridegroom with his youngco

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