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Shawl

2011.05.0018

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Artifact Identification Shawl   (2011.05.0018)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Clothing
    3. :
  3. Outerwear
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date Late 20th Century
Culture Naga
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 126.8 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 101.2 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) .1 cm
Weight 456 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Pigment--Dye, Textile
Manufacturing Processes Cutting, Dyeing, Embroidering, Sewing, 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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