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1928.69.1396

Cloth of loosely woven black cotton with double blue lines and red stripes and cross stripes. [ZM 4/5/2005]

1928.69.1396

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Collection type
Object
Description
Cloth of loosely woven black cotton with double blue lines and red stripes and cross stripes. [ZM 4/5/2005]
Long description
Rich woman’s festival cloth of loosely woven black cotton with double blue lines and red stripes and cross stripes, ornamented with rectangular patterns in red-dyed dogs hair. The cloth is fringed on its shorter edges, in red and black twisted thread. [LKG 25/2/2010]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Nagaland; Longsa village
Cultural groups
Ao Naga
Person
Field collector James Philip Mills
PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1930
Date collected
3 December 1930
Acquisition information
Donated: 1931, uncertain
Materials and processes
Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Material Dog Hair Animal, Material Pigment, Process Dyed, Process Woven
Dimensions
Width 1093 mm, Length: max 1590 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1928.69.1396

Search terms: Textile, Clothing, Status, Ritual and Ceremonial

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