Accession No

1947.212


Description

A rectangular man's body cloth made from three lengths of cotton stitched together. The central length is narrow and woven with a pattern of triangle and lozenge shapes in cream and red; the two other lengths are black and woven with red stripes along the edges, and embroidered with squares of red dog hair, and linear patterns in cream cotton and red dog hair. There is fringing along the two short edges. There are multiple visible repairs.


Place

Asia; South Asia; India; Northeast India; Nagaland; ?Hakchang


Period


Source

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


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1947.212


Cultural Affliation

Naga; Chang


Material

Cloth; Cotton


Local Term


Measurements

1000mm x 1880mm


Events

Context (Production / use)
Catalogue card notes: 'Tabu make from Hakchang, Chang Naga'.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Labels & Markings)
Label reads: 'Cloth (Tobu make) from Hakchang (Chang) 12.11.23. J.H.H." The other side of the label reads: "Borlla".' (transcribed by F. Veys, 9/8/2005)
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Man's body cloth, blue with red stripes and broad white median stripe with elongated red lozenges. Decorated with red squares. "Tabu make from Hakchang, Chang Naga" (catalogue card).; Good; Whole
Event Date 1947
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Three strips of cloth are sewn together. It has a number of whole which have been darned.
Event Date 9/8/2005
Author: Emily Shorter


Description (Physical description)
A rectangular man's body cloth made from three lengths of cotton stitched together. The central length is narrow and woven with a pattern of triangle and lozenge shapes in cream and red; the two other lengths are black and woven with red stripes along the edges, and embroidered with squares of red dog hair, and linear patterns in cream cotton and red dog hair. There is fringing along the two short edges. There are multiple visible repairs.
Event Date 9/1/2024
Author: Emily Shorter


FM:97287

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