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1928.69.1309

Elaborately decorated groin cover

1928.69.1309

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Collection type
Object
Description
Elaborately decorated groin cover
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Cultural groups
Konyak Naga
Person
Field collector James Philip Mills
PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1930
Date collected
11 April 1921
Acquisition information
Donated: 1930
Materials and processes
Material Cowrie Shell, Material Textile, Process Decorated, Process Woven
Dimensions
Length x Width 710 x 400 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1928.69.1309
Associated publications
Reproduced in colour on page 273 of The Nagas - Hill Peoples of Northeast India: Society, Culture and the Colonial Encounter, by Julian Jacobs with Alan Macfarlane, Sarah Harrison and Anita Herle (London: Thames and Hudson, 1990). [SM 20/10/2011]

Search terms: Clothing, Status, Groin-cover

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