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1928.69.1544

Young woman’s cloth, fringes ornamented with green beetle elytra and pieces of yellow orchid stem. [FB 25/10/2012]

1928.69.1544

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Collection type
Object
Description
Young woman’s cloth, fringes ornamented with green beetle elytra and pieces of yellow orchid stem. [FB 25/10/2012]
Long description
Young woman’s cloth of black with a red line near the selvage and a narrow white stripe on each side worked with black and red patterns. The surface is relieved with thin blue lines worked in places with red oblongs across them The fringes are ornamented with green beetle elytra and pieces of yellow orchid stem. [FB 25/10/2012]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Cultural groups
Sümi Naga
Person
Field collector James Philip Mills
PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1930
Date collected
1931
Acquisition information
Donated: 1932, uncertain
Materials and processes
Material Textile, Material Orchid Stem Plant, Material Beetle Insect, Material Pigment, Process Supplementary Weft Woven, Process Woven, Process Dyed
Dimensions
Width: max 980 mm, Length: max 1520 mm inc fringe
Object numbers
Accession number: 1928.69.1544

Search terms: Textile, Status, Clothing, Body Cloth

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