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Among pagodas and fair ladies : an account of a tour through Burma Page 35

Author:
Trench Gascoigne, Gwendolen Galton
Publication Info:
London: A.D. Innes and Co, 1896, pg 35

Text on page 35

BURMESE AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS. '35 shorter than the women's "tamehn," and displays a good portion of calf and ankle, but what it loses in length it more than gains in width, as it is a burmese lady. most voluminous in its proportions. This garment is worn in much the same manner as the " tamehn " except that it is bound round the loinsmost voluminous in its proportions. This garment is worn in much the same manner as the " tamehn " except that it is bound round the loins
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