Shawl
mid 20th century (made)
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Naga woman's fringed shawl of embroidered cotton. Made up of two panels. One of the panels changes its weft three times, creating lighter and darker stripes within the blue ground. Decorated all over with red wool thread inserted embroidery under the warp threads and floating in blocks of the top of the cloth. Plaited fringing.
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Materials and techniques | Embroidered cotton in wools |
Brief description | Naga woman's fringed shawl of embroidered cotton in wools, Assam, mid 20th century |
Physical description | Naga woman's fringed shawl of embroidered cotton. Made up of two panels. One of the panels changes its weft three times, creating lighter and darker stripes within the blue ground. Decorated all over with red wool thread inserted embroidery under the warp threads and floating in blocks of the top of the cloth. Plaited fringing. |
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Production | Woman's cloth from Ao Naga, Mokokchung, Naga Hills. Part of Archer collection. |
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Accession number | IS.142-1989 |
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Record created | October 12, 2004 |
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