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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