Accession No
1986.214 C
Description
Multicoloured cotton belt. Long and wide with a black background, the central decoration is formed of thin overlapping strips of fabric: with bordering strips of yellow, pink, blue and orange and central chevrons of purple, pink, red, yellow, blue, green, orange, black and whitw. Both ends terminate with two pink pom-poms connected by a red strip, used for fastening.
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Thailand; Chiang Mai; Lisu
Period
Source
Paine, Suzanne Helen (Dr) [collector]; Paine, Crispin (Dr) [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1986.214 C
Cultural Affliation
Material
Cloth; Cotton
Local Term
Measurements
90mm x 970mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1986.214 A-E: 'Five strips of coloured cloth, with bobble ties. ?Belts.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Box list adds these objects were found "Lisu village. N[ea]r Chang Mai. 1985".
Event Date 1985
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1986.214 A-E: 'A-D all have pompoms at the end of the ties...C: V-shaped pattern with a few stripes on the top and bottom. Black is the background, with yellow, dark pink, light blue, orange, and dark blue, pink, red, purple, light green, dark green ribbons overlapping to make the pattern...'
Event Date 9/2/2005
Author: Clare McKenna
Conservation (Freezing)
CON.2024.5974 | Freezing
Event Date 16/7/2024
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Multicoloured cotton belt. Long and wide with a black background, the central decoration is formed of thin overlapping strips of fabric: with bordering strips of yellow, pink, blue and orange and central chevrons of purple, pink, red, yellow, blue, green, orange, black and whitw. Both ends terminate with two pink pom-poms connected by a red strip, used for fastening.
Event Date 4/7/2024
Author: Clare McKenna
FM:315701
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