DepartmentTextiles-Asia
Garment cloth
NameGarment cloth
CultureNaga
DateLate 19th - early 20th century
Place madeNagaland State, India, South Asia, Asia
MediumCotton
DimensionsOverall: 66 15/16 x 40 3/16 in. (170 x 102 cm)
Credit LineGift of Janis and William Wetsman
Object numberA.2011.36.5
DescriptionOff-white garment cloth of four panels sewn together lengthwise. The two central panels each have four rectangular/geometric motifs in black and off- white with a small amount of orange, scattered evenly over the surfaces. The two outside panels have black, white and red stripes, the black stripes with narrow red central red stripes down the center. The fringed ends are bordered with bands of small serrated diamond within diamond motifs. One end has warp fringes wrapped in dark blue thread. The other end is bound in red thread. At the fringed end are small pink, green and black thread tufts projecting from the areas where each of the long panels are joined.
Artist Not Recorded
Early to mid-20th century
Late 19th - early 20th century
