Burmese Skirt: "Longyi"
Collection: Everyday Connections
Object Category: Traditional Clothing and Adornment
Object Type: Wrap Cloths
Country: Myanmar
Continent: Asia
Geographic Region: Southeastern Asia
Materials: Cotton
width: 78 in;
height: 45 in;
depth: .25 in
This is a piece of fabric that a woman, or man, would wear as a lower body covering in the form of a wrap-around skirt.
The men's wrap cloth is called a pahso. Men wear the modern paso by making a fold on either side in front and then tying the folds together at the waist. The women's wrap cloth is called a longyi. Women make a single broad fold in front and then tuck the folded end into the waist. .
Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longyi