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Pha Yok, ceremonial waist cloth with pikun flower pattern

19th and early 20th century
Not on view
This group of Siamese textiles are representative of the silk textiles worn by court officials and nobility in later 19th and early 20th century Bangkok. Such garments were worn when officiating at court related functions and state ceremonies. They conform to the strict sumptuary dress codes in force in Siam, and as such represent important classes of traditional textiles deployed in the Siamese court in the Rattanakosin era (1782–1932). Textiles, the finest of which were reputed to be woven in the homes of noble families expressly for use at court, formed a key component of court etiquette, serving as demarcators of the office and social rank of the wearer.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Pha Yok, ceremonial waist cloth with pikun flower pattern
  • Period: Rattanakosin period
  • Date: 19th and early 20th century
  • Culture: Southern Thailand, possibly Nakhon Si Thammarat
  • Medium: Silk brocade and silk-and-gold-metal thread brocade
  • Dimensions: 36 1/2 × 65 1/2 in. (92.7 × 166.4 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles
  • Credit Line: Gift of Kathleen Haines Gotschlich, in memory of Emil Claus Gotschlich, 2026
  • Object Number: 2026.288.4
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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