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Man’s Body Cloth, Shawl

2008.22.0050

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Artifact Identification Man’s Body Cloth, Shawl   (2008.22.0050)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Clothing
    3. :
  3. Outerwear
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Contemporary
Date 1997-2000
Culture Naga
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 216 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 118 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 0.1 cm
Weight 857 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Pigment--Dye, Textile
Manufacturing Processes Cutting, Dyeing, Embroidering, Sewing, Twisting, Weaving

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Jacobs, Julian with Alan Macfarlane, Sarah Harrison and Anita Herle. The Nagas: Hill Peoples of Northeast India. Society, Culture and the Colonial Encounter. London: Thames and Hudson, 1990.

Kunz, Richard and Vibha Joshi, eds. Naga: A Forgotten Mountain Region Rediscovered. Basel: Museum der Kulturen, 2008.

Mongro, Kajen. Naga Cultural Attires and Musical Instruments. New Delhi: Concept Publ. Co, 1999.

Stirn, Aglaja and Peter van Ham. The Hidden World of the Naga. Munich: Prestel Verlag, 2003.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Kieffer-Lopez Collection
Reproduction No

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