Accession No

1947.191


Description

Aomelep su. Man's body cloth decorated with red dog's hair tassels. Rectangular length of woven cloth composed of three strips sewn together; alternating red and black stripes with a thinner line of blue at interval; fringe twisted into bunches at either side; decorated with 25 sections of red dog hair tassels which hang down and form a grid of rectangles.


Place

Asia; South Asia; India; Northeast India; Nagaland; Chantongra


Period


Source

Hutton, John Henry (Professor) [collector and donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1947.191


Cultural Affliation

Naga; Ao; Chongli


Material

Cloth; Cotton; Hair; Dog hair


Local Term

Aomelep su


Measurements

1000mm x 1640mm


Events

Context (Production / use)
Similar to Rongsusu except without goat hair fringes. Worn by Chongli man who has done the mithan sacrifice more than once and by his son and daughter and son's son.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (References)
See Mills The Ao Nagas p.35.
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card: 'Man's body cloth, Aomelepsu. Red and black stripes with tufts of red dogs hair. Similar to Rongsusu except without goat hair fringes. Good; Whole.'
Event Date 1947
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
The wider black strips have a narrow blue stripe at the centre. The long tufts of dogs' hair are arranged in five rows by five rows, so that they hang down to form rectangles.
Event Date 3/8/2005
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Aomelep su. Man's body cloth decorated with red dog's hair tassels. Rectangular length of woven cloth composed of three strips sewn together; alternating red and black stripes with a thinner line of blue at interval; fringe twisted into bunches at either side; decorated with 25 sections of red dog hair tassels which hang down and form a grid of rectangles.
Event Date 5/1/2024
Author: Katrina Dring


FM:97267

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