Body-cloth of dark blue with thin orange stripes and a sewn in panel of white. [MJD 26/3/2010]

Collection type: Object
Description: Body-cloth of dark blue with thin orange stripes and a sewn in panel of white. [MJD 26/3/2010]
Long description: Body-cloth of dark blue with thin orange stripes and a sewn in panel of white. The cloth is constructed from four panels stitched together. The white panel has a zig zag pattern of black and red wool in the supplementary weft. The dark blue panels have thin orange warp stripes at either edge. The cloth has a fringe at both ends. [MJD 26/3/2010]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Nagaland
Cultural groups: Rengma Naga
Person: Field collector James Philip Mills; PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1930
Date collected: 15 August 1930
Acquisition information: Donated: 1930
Materials and processes: Material Textile, Material Wool Yarn Animal, Process Woven, Process Stitched, Process Supplementary Weft Woven
Dimensions: Length: max 1623 mm inc fringe, Width: max 1115 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1928.69.1339