Woman’s Wrap Skirt

2010.01.0461

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Woman’s Wrap Skirt   (2010.01.0461)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Clothing
  4. :
  5. Main Garments
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date Late 20th Century
Culture Rongmei Naga

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 153.9 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 98.2 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) .1 cm
Weight 425 g
Measuring Remarks Depth = thickness.
Materials Textile
Manufacturing Processes Weaving, Embroidering
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. Comparanda: Kunz, Richard and Vibha Joshi, eds. Naga: A Forgotten Mountain Region Rediscovered. P. 112, plate 143.

Artifact History

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

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