Rich woman’s cloth of red with black bands and stripes, the bands are relieved with blue and red lines: the broader stripes with blue lines. [LKG 25/2/2010]

Collection type: Object
Description: Rich woman’s cloth of red with black bands and stripes, the bands are relieved with blue and red lines: the broader stripes with blue lines. [LKG 25/2/2010]
Long description: Rich woman’s cloth of red with black bands and stripes, the bands are relieved with blue and red lines: the broader stripes with blue lines. The cloth has a red warp and black weft. The cloth comprises two long strips of woven material stitched together. There is a red and black fringe along each end, and the long sides are edged with black stripes. From each outer long side in, there are three thin black stripes on a red ground, and a broader black blue and red stripe. There are three sets of thin paired black lines divided by broader black, blue and red stripes at the centre of the cloth.
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Nagaland; Ungma village
Cultural groups: Ao Naga
Person: Field collector James Philip Mills; PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1930
Date collected: 6 December 1930
Acquisition information: Donated: 1931, uncertain
Materials and processes: Material Textile, Process Woven
Dimensions: Width 980 mm, Length: max 1620 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1928.69.1399
Associated publications: Reference: Naga Textiles Design, Technique, Meaning and Effect of a Local Craft Tradition in Northeast India, Main author: Marion Wettstein; Stuttgart, 2014, Page: 154

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