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1909.21.79

Arm or leg ornament of woven cane basketry with a bamboo stiffener at each end and a loop of cotton string for fastening. Covered with rows of cowries stitched on with cotton yarn. Edging of red-dyed cane. [LM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 2/11/2005]

1909.21.79

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Collection type
Object
Description
Arm or leg ornament of woven cane basketry with a bamboo stiffener at each end and a loop of cotton string for fastening. Covered with rows of cowries stitched on with cotton yarn. Edging of red-dyed cane. [LM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 2/11/2005]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Nagaland
Person
Field collector Robert Gosset Woodthorpe
PRM source Edward Thomas Wilson
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1898
Date collected
By 1898
Acquisition information
Donated: 1909
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Material Cowrie Shell, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Material Pigment, Process Woven, Process Stitched, Process Dyed
Dimensions
Length: max 335 mm, Width: max 95 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1909.21.79 Other numbers: 11

Search terms: Ornament, Basketry, Arm Ornament, Leg Ornament