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1892.4.7

Shirt of indigo with white central band edged with brown-red, and brown-red marginal longitudinal bands. Identical to 1892.4.6. Given via M J Walhouse.

1892.4.7

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Collection type
Object
Description
Shirt of indigo with white central band edged with brown-red, and brown-red marginal longitudinal bands. Identical to 1892.4.6. Given via M J Walhouse.
Long description
Shirt of indigo with white central band edged with brown-red, and brown-red marginal longitudinal bands. Identical to 1892.4.6. Stitching of side seam in white. [Lorraine Rostant, PRM Conservation Dept.]
Cultural groups
Thado
Person
Field collector Edward Spence Hastings
PRM source Edward Spence Hastings
PRM source Moreton John Walhouse
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1892
Date collected
By 1892
Acquisition information
Donated: 02/1892
Materials and processes
Material Textile, Material Pigment, Process Woven, Process Dyed
Dimensions
Length 620 mm, Width 580 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1892.4.7
Research and responses

Examined in November 2005 by Barbara and David Fraser, authors of 'Mantles of Merit, Chin Textiles from Myanmar, India and Bangladesh', River Books: 2005. They identified this as being from the cultural group N'men and a woman's called called tu. [ZM 17/11/2005]

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