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1978.5.19

Girdle consisting of squarish pieces of a pewter-like metal decoratively cut with jagged edges and each with a band of diagonal lines at the top and bottom, threaded through at the top and bottom with string. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 7/7/2005]

1978.5.19

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Collection type
Object
Description
Girdle consisting of squarish pieces of a pewter-like metal decoratively cut with jagged edges and each with a band of diagonal lines at the top and bottom, threaded through at the top and bottom with string. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 7/7/2005]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Mizoram Mizo [Lushai] Hills
Cultural groups
Meitei
Naga
Kuki
Person
Field collector Henry Walter George Cole
Field collector Mai Kathleen Cole
Field collector Winifred Annette Cole
PRM source Mrs D.M. Bourdas
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1921
Date collected
1888 - 1921
Acquisition information
Donated: 1978
Materials and processes
Material String, Material Pewter Metal
Dimensions
Length: max 780 mm, Width: max 22 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1978.5.19

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