Skirt Item Number: Ee21 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Large rectangular yellow cotton skirt; machine hemmed decorated with a vertical chevron design in red, black and white, extending down the centre of the garment. A different wider border design extends horizontally across the garment, consisting of thin stripes in green, red and white.
History Of Use
Wrap around skirt worn by women for everyday. Also used as a married woman's head cloth, or occasionally by men for ceremonial dancing.
Cultural Context
worn by women
Item History
- Made in Siang, Arunachal Pradesh, India before 1975
- Collected during 1975
- 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
- Skirt
- Identification Number
- Ee21
- Type of Item
- skirt
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- dyed, machine stitched and woven
- Overall
- height 151.2 cm, width 119.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Adi
- Previous Owner
- Arunachal Pradesh Museum Shop and Stephen Inglis
- Received from
- Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) and Stephen Inglis (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Siang, Arunachal Pradesh, India
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
- 0411/0024