Accession No
Z 41311 H
Description
Man's sash with goat hair fringe, worn diagonally across the chest. Rectangular band of woven blue cotton with floating weft pattern of diamonds in red wool and four vertical yellow stripes; fringe of long red goat hair with three white stripes; bundles of hair wrapped with yellow orchid stem and cut short at either end; fringe at both ends of woven band twisted into groups for tying.
Place
Asia; South Asia; India; Northeast India; Nagaland
Period
Source
Hutton, John Henry (Prof.) [collector and donor]; Riddle [vendor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 41311 H; 42; Lot 225 [Riddle Auction]
Cultural Affliation
Naga; Sumi [Sema]
Material
Cloth; Cotton; Wool; Hair; Goat Hair; Plant; Orchid
Local Term
Measurements
2000mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Historic label attached with cord: '42'
Printed label with perforated edge adhered to rear: 'Lot 225 / Printed and Sold by Riddle'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring
Context (Auction / Sale)
Lot 225 in Riddle Auction
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Labels & Markings)
Rectangular metal-rimmed tag attached with string: 'Baldrick / Naga Hills / dd. J.H. Hutton 1933'
Added in pencil: 'Sema'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for Z 41311 A-H: '8 baldricks. Cotton band with long fringe of red and white goat's hair. Worn by men diagonally across chest.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Collected by: Hutton, J. H. in 1933
Event Date 1933
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Man's sash with goat hair fringe, worn diagonally across the chest. Rectangular band of woven blue cotton with floating weft pattern of diamonds in red wool and four vertical yellow stripes; fringe of long red goat hair with three white stripes; bundles of hair wrapped with yellow orchid stem and cut short at either end; fringe at both ends of woven band twisted into groups for tying.
Event Date 16/7/2024
Author: Katrina Dring
Conservation (Freezing)
CON.2024.5983 | Freezing
Event Date 22/7/2024
Author: Anne Doering
FM:316163
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