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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