Skirt
Item number Ee34 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Black cotton skirt with bold printed border floral-like design in various tones of yellow, orange and light brown. Material is sewn together to form a tubular shape but has no other finishing than the three machine-stitched seams. Along the edge in blue is the bears commercial stamp 'Burmese Style A-Fents' and map of India motif.
History Of Use
This type of body cloth is a popular and common form of wearing apparel among Nepali women. It is worn as a skirt (lungi) wrapped and tucked about the body. Altough the traditional lungi would have been made of hand-woven material, commercial cloth lungis like this one, are now very accessible and popular. The border pattern shows how traditional tribal designs have been adapted to contemporary needs (collector's notes).
Narrative
Purchased at the bi-weekly market (hat) in Kalimpong Town.
Cultural Context
worn by women
Item History
- Made in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India before 1975
- Collected during 1975
- Owned by Stephen Inglis before December 2, 1977
- Received from Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) and Stephen Inglis (Seller) on December 2, 1977
What
- Name
- Skirt
- Identification Number
- Ee34
- Type of Item
- skirt
- Material
- cotton fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- machine woven and machine stitched
- Overall
- height 104.3 cm, width 82.8 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Who
- Culture
- Himalayas
- Previous Owner
- Stephen Inglis
- Received from
- Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) and Stephen Inglis (Seller)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1975
- Collection Date
- during 1975
- Ownership Date
- before December 2, 1977
- Acquisition Date
- on December 2, 1977
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0411/0131
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