Man's fringed dance waist cloth, of white with central blue and red line and red yellow and green lines worked along one edge

Collection type: Object
Description: Man's fringed dance waist cloth, of white with central blue and red line and red yellow and green lines worked along one edge
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Cultural groups: Pochuri; Rengma Naga
Person: Field collector James Philip Mills; PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1933
Date collected: February 1933
Acquisition information: Donated: 1933, uncertain
Materials and processes: Material Textile, Material Pigment, Process Woven, Process Dyed, Process Stitched
Dimensions: Width: max 1590 mm, Length: max 360 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1928.69.1604
Research and responses: During a visit of Naga elders and tribal leaders in June 2025, members of the delegation identified misspellings of village names and provided updated tribal affiliations for objects and ancestors associated with certain villages. In consultations with Talamong Khiamniungan, Executive Chairman of the Khiamniungan Tribal Council, the following information was confirmed: Meluri village, now part of Meluri district, is a Pochury Naga village. It was agreed that Pochury Naga would be added to the cultural group field for all objects and photographs from Meluri. [JMC 17/07/2025]

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