Dress Item Number: 3068/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Sleeveless dress made from a dark red woven fabric. Vertical lines of white and light green are woven into the fabric, dense at centre, widely spaced toward the edges. There's a line of embroidery near the bottom in a multicoloured triangular motif. The garment is wide and rectangular in shape, with arm holes on the top edges. The skirt part is made up of 4 pieces of fabric sewn together. The neck opening is a short ‘v’, front and back, edged with shiny light grey fabric. The tunic is unlined.
History Of Use
Monpa woman's outfit
Narrative
Collected by Inglis from the maker in Dirang in 2014. Documentation in the file includes photographs of the loom, the family, the weaver, the village and neighbours wearing similar outfits.
Item History
- Made by Rinchin Zangmu Dunkharpa (Maker) in Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh, India before 2014
- Collected during 2014
- Owned by Stephen Inglis before August 7, 2014
- Received from Stephen Inglis (Donor) on August 7, 2014
What
- Name
- Dress
- Identification Number
- 3068/1
- Type of Item
- dress
- Material
- cotton fibre, eri silk fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 131.4 cm, width 88.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Monpa
- Creator
- Rinchin Zangmu Dunkharpa (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Stephen Inglis
- Received from
- Stephen Inglis (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh, India
When
- Creation Date
- before 2014
- Collection Date
- during 2014
- Ownership Date
- before August 7, 2014
- Acquisition Date
- on August 7, 2014
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3068/0001