Accession No
Z 18180 B
Description
Man's sash, consisting of band of blue cotton with woven blue diamond pattern on red background, embellished with stitched zigzag pattern in blue and yellow thread separated by thin sections of vertical blue yellow and red lozenge pattern, long fringe of red and white goats hair in orchid stem, with additional shorter red goats hair fringe wrapped in stems. Worn diagonally across chest. Three areas of damage along top of band and fading.
Place
Asia; South Asia; India; Assam
Period
Source
?Pawsey, Charles Ridley (Sir) [field collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 18180 B
Cultural Affliation
Naga; Sumi [Sema]
Material
Hair; Goat Hair; Cloth; Cotton; Orchid Stem
Local Term
Measurements
400mm x 1655mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Metal swing tag attached to object. Handwritten on one side reads 'Sema Pawsen' and on the other side, underneath the idno reads 'not entered'.
Event Date
Author: Stephanie Chinneck
Description (Physical description)
Waistband embroidered with geometric motifs in red. There is a yellow zigzag line in the embroidery. There are two rows of yellow orchid stalks to which long red and white animal hair is attached. There is some structural damage.
Event Date 3/8/2005
Author: mark elliott
Conservation (Repack)
CON.2015.43 | Repack
Event Date 15/1/2015
Author: cao37
Description (Physical description)
Woven band of blue threads with red and yellow pattern. Fringe of short hairs within yellow binders above fringe long hairs or red and white
Event Date 7/12/2016
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
One of four waist-bands. Woven pattern in cotton and fringe with red and white dog's hair.
Event Date 17/3/2016
Author: mark elliott
Description (Physical description)
Man's sash, consisting of band of blue cotton with woven blue diamond pattern on red background, embellished with stitched zigzag pattern in blue and yellow thread separated by thin sections of vertical blue yellow and red lozenge pattern, long fringe of red and white goats hair in orchid stem, with additional shorter red goats hair fringe wrapped in stems. Worn diagonally across chest. Three areas of damage along top of band and fading.
Event Date 27/3/2024
Author: Stephanie Chinneck
FM:268901
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