Belt
mid 20th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Belt of red and black woven cotton with a red and yellow chevron pattern in the centre. Backed with blue cotton. Decorated with two sets of goat-hair tassels bound into yellow cane and sewn onto the belt with red cotton. A further set of long tassels is fixed to the belt underneath one of the rows of short fringes - these are possibly made of wire bound with red wool thread, ending in the same goat hair brushes, plus metal rings.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven cotton, backed, goat-hair, cane, wool, metal |
| Brief description | Belt of woven cotton, Assam, mid 20th century |
| Physical description | Belt of red and black woven cotton with a red and yellow chevron pattern in the centre. Backed with blue cotton. Decorated with two sets of goat-hair tassels bound into yellow cane and sewn onto the belt with red cotton. A further set of long tassels is fixed to the belt underneath one of the rows of short fringes - these are possibly made of wire bound with red wool thread, ending in the same goat hair brushes, plus metal rings. |
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| Production | Made by Ao Naga, Naga Hills. Part of Archer collection. |
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| Accession number | IS.167-1989 |
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| Record created | October 12, 2004 |
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