Skirt
Item number Ee12 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Rectangular skirt of plain weave cotton with raw ends. Purple ground with bands of designs in white, black, yellow, orange, green and blue running the width of one half of the piece and with fourteen small blue diamonds widely spaced on the other half. Design motif includes: star-like shapes; band of peacocks?; yaks with loads; horses with loads.
History Of Use
This skirt is worn in a wrap-around fashion as an article of daily dress. The skirt pieces are woven on a loin loom by Monpa women for themselves and their families. Secondary uses include as a married women's head cloth, and they may also be worn by men for ceremonial dancing.
Narrative
From the area previously known as the North-East Frontier Agency. In 1965 the North-East Frontier Agency was divided into five districts: Kameng district; Subansiri district; Siang district; Lohit district; Tirap district. Arunachal Pradesh is now divided into 17 districts, including East Kameng and West Kameng.
Item History
- Made in West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh, 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
- Ee12
- Type of Item
- skirt
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- dyed and woven
- Overall
- height 172.3 cm, width 105.4 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh, India ?
Who
- Culture
- Monpa
- 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
- 0411/0025
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