Jacket
Item number Ee16 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Woven cotton, sleeveless and collarless jacket with a continuous black and white lozenge design. Made from a single piece of cloth that has been folded over and hand sewn at the sides. The front is open, the bottom edge of the jacket is twisted into fringes. Five thin bands of beige and red running across the main design.
History Of Use
Man's or women's jacket. The geometric designs are almost exclusively the designs of the Adis and Apa Tanis hill peoples.
Cultural Context
worn by men and women
Item History
- Made in Arunachal Pradesh, India before 1976
- Collected during 1976
- Owned by Arunachal Pradesh Museum Shop
- 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
- Jacket
- Identification Number
- Ee16
- Type of Item
- jacket
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- dyed and woven
- Overall
- height 66.3 cm, width 57.4 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Arunachal Pradesh, India
Who
- Culture
- Apa Tani
- Previous Owner
- Arunachal Pradesh Museum Shop and Stephen Inglis
- Received from
- Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) and Stephen Inglis (Seller)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1976
- Collection Date
- during 1976
- Ownership Date
- before December 2, 1977
- Acquisition Date
- on December 2, 1977
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 103
- Accession Number
- 0411/0009
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