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1928.69.491

Unmarried girl's canework head band with clipped red dyed goats hair bound with yellow orchid stem.

1928.69.491

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Collection type
Object
Description
Unmarried girl's canework head band with clipped red dyed goats hair bound with yellow orchid stem.
Long description
Unmarried girl's canework head band with clipped red dyed goats hair bound with yellow orchid stem. The band is tied together with red wool. The cane band is decorated with horizontal red cane strips and woven into a design with yellow orchid stem. There are two tufts of goat hair tied to hand band where it joins together. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 06/09/2010]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Nagaland
Cultural groups
Sümi Naga
Person
Field collector James Philip Mills
PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1923
Date collected
By 1923
Acquisition information
Loaned: 10/1923 Donated: 1928
Materials and processes
Material Cane Plant, Material Goat Hair Animal, Material Orchid Stem Plant, Material Pigment, Material Wool Yarn Animal, Process Dyed, Process Bound, Process Woven, Process Tied
Dimensions
Length: max 223 mm, Diameter: max 184 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1928.69.491

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