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1948.7.40

Bridal skirt of rich man's daughter with strings of glass beads in red, yellow and blue and groups of cowrie shells [JN 25/05/2010]


1948.7.40

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bridal skirt of rich man's daughter with strings of glass beads in red, yellow and blue and groups of cowrie shells [JN 25/05/2010]
Long description
Short wrap around skirt in dark coloured cloth with strings of glass beads in red, yellow and blue and groups of three cowrie shells. There is a white margin on one side. Constructed from two pieces of cloth. There are 13 trefoils and two rectangles of cowrie shells. Supplementary weft work in red and yellow yarn. [MJD 02/11/2012]
Geographical reference
Nagaland
Cultural groups
Sümi Naga
Person
Field collector James Philip Mills
PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1947
Date collected
Before 1947
Acquisition information
Donated: 1948
Materials and processes
Material Textile, Material Glass, Material Bead, Material Pigment, Material Cowrie Shell, Process Dyed, Process Beadwork, Process Woven
Dimensions
Width: max 465 mm, Length: max 1100 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1948.7.40
Research and responses

JP Mills retired from India in 1947 so these objects must probably have been collected prior to that date [AP 19/7/2000]

Search terms: Clothing, Marriage, Status, Skirt, Textile