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. :
  3. Clothing
  4. :
  5. Outerwear
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date Contemporary, 1997-2000
Culture Naga

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 216 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 118 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 0.1 cm
Weight 857 g
Measuring Remarks Length and width are approximate, taken while the textile was folded in quarters. Length measurement includes fringe (which is about 6.4 cm). Depth = thickness.
Materials Pigment--Dye, Textile
Manufacturing Processes Cutting, Dyeing, Embroidering, Sewing, Twisting, Weaving
Munsell Color Information N/A

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda 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

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication Kieffer-Lopez Collection
Reproduction No
Reproduction Information N/A

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