Ornament of square of textile covered with a grid of dark blue yarn, beads and one white button at each corner. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 13/08/2010]

Collection type: Object
Description: Ornament of square of textile covered with a grid of dark blue yarn, beads and one white button at each corner. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 13/08/2010]
Long description: Ornament of square of textile covered with a grid of dark blue yarn, beads and one white button at each corner. From the centre of the square is a stranded cord of dark blue yarn ending with a white button. Ornament for the right upper arm of a female corpse, prior to cremation. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 13/08/2010]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Tamil Nadu Andhra Pradesh Kerala Karnataka
Cultural groups: Toda
Person: Field collector Frederick John Richards; PRM source Frederick John Richards
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1919
Date collected: By 1919
Acquisition information: Donated: 1919
Materials and processes: Material Textile, Material Bead, Material Yarn, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Woven, Process Twisted, Process Stitched, Process Strung
Dimensions: Length: max 128 mm, Width: max 45 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1919.26.17 Other numbers: 16 ?