Woman's skirt, white and black cloth decorated with black thread and red dyed dog's hair.

Collection type: Object
Description: Woman's skirt, white and black cloth decorated with black thread and red dyed dog's hair.
Long description: Woman's skirt, white and black cloth decorated with black thread and red dyed dog's hair. The cloth is striped black and white. The black stripes have some red warp threads. The white stripes have red dog's hair in the supplementary weft in the form of a diamond pattern. The cloth has one group of tassels at either end. [MJD 28/1/2010]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Cultural groups: Phom Naga; Konyak Naga
Person: Field collector James Philip Mills; PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1923
Date collected: April 1923
Acquisition information: Loaned: 10/1923 Donated: 1928
Materials and processes: Material Textile, Material Pigment, Material Wool Yarn Animal, Material Dog Hair Animal, Process Woven, Process Dyed, Process Supplementary Weft Woven
Dimensions: Width: max 33 mm extension, Length x Width: max 936 x 156 mm without tassels, Length: max 1042 mm with tassels
Object numbers: Accession number: 1928.69.470
Research and responses: During a visit of Naga elders and tribal leaders in June 2025, members of the delegation identified misspellings of village names and incorrect tribal affiliations for objects or ancestors associated with certain villages. In consultations with Mr Ngongba Tange Thamlong Phom, Vice President of the Phom Peoples’ Organization, 'Pongo' was identified as a Phom Naga village in Longleng District, Nagaland. For all objects listed as from ‘Pongo’ ‘Phom Naga’ has been added to the cultural group field. [EW 28/07/2025]

Search terms: Textile, Clothing, Status, Skirt

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