Loincloth Item Number: Ee19 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Long strip of woven, cream-coloured cotton with warp threads left loose at one end to form 57 cm. of tassel. Band of woven design at other end, in alternating bands of bright red, green, and pink forming diamond shapes with weft threads. Portion of design, roughly in centre, forms larger diamonds in black, green, bright red, orange and pink.
History Of Use
Worn by men as body garment. Hand woven by women on a loom. Textile colours are important to the weavers of Arunachal Pradesh; usually dark basic colours which adapt themselves to the surroundings and small design units are preferred. Weaving is associated with many taboos which vary from area to area.
Item History
- Made in Tirap, 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
- Loincloth
- Identification Number
- Ee19
- Type of Item
- loincloth
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- dyed and woven
- Overall
- height 21.0 cm, width 263.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nocte
- 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
- Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh, India
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
- 0411/0013