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1923.84.243

Cloth worn by Rengma men

1923.84.243

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Collection type
Object
Description
Cloth worn by Rengma men
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Nagaland
Cultural groups
Rengma Naga
Person
Field collector John Henry Hutton
PRM source John Henry Hutton
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1916
Date collected
By 1923
Acquisition information
Donated: 1916
Materials and processes
Material Textile, Process Woven
Object numbers
Accession number: 1923.84.243
Research and responses

“gennas” are of two kinds - A village or an individual observing one of the type called kennü or khamani only refrains from work. The kind called Ketsannü, kechenna, or tsenna is stricter - when observed by a village means communication with others outside the village is forbidden. (The Rengma Nagas, J. P. Mills, 1937). [MR 10/11/99]

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