Salwe
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Etymology and origins
- Usage
- Current usage
- References
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Salwe (, ) are issues for Burmese orders. A salwe is a shoulder-belt formed with metal chains, normally fashioned in gold or silver, which are fastened in four places, in shields or bosses, and worn over the shoulder like an officer's sash.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Salwe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.