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1928.69.1443

Woman’s skirt of dark blue with central sewn in white panel. [MJD 26/3/2010]


1928.69.1443

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Collection type
Object
Description
Woman’s skirt of dark blue with central sewn in white panel. [MJD 26/3/2010]
Long description
Woman’s skirt of dark blue with central sewn in white panel. The cloth is constructed from three panels, stitched together. The central white panel has six smal areas of pattern; striped in red and black wool and orange yarn in the supplementary weft. There are zigzag lines in black and red wool in the supplementary weft at either end of the cloth. The dark blue panels have double warp lines of orange yarn. The cloth has a fringe at both ends. [MJD 26/3/2010]
Geographical reference
Nagaland
Cultural groups
Rengma Naga
Person
Field collector James Philip Mills
PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1930
Date collected
31 August 1930
Acquisition information
Donated: 1931, uncertain
Materials and processes
Material Textile, Material Wool Yarn Animal, Process Woven, Process Stitched, Process Supplementary Weft Woven
Dimensions
Width: max 680 mm, Length: max 1335 mm with tassels, Length: max 1270 mm without tassels
Object numbers
Accession number: 1928.69.1443

Search terms: Textile, Clothing, Status, Skirt