Skirt

A158

From: India | Themokadima

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Pirki
Object Number A158
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Rengma
Provenience India | Themokadima
Date Made Collected 1900
Section Asian
Materials Cotton
Description

Pirki. Worn by women. Rectangular, natural ground with 8 horizontal black stripes with a yellow thread going through the center. Two longer edges have brown, black and white stripes. The two shorter edges are wrapped with natural color thread. Small rectangular piece of the edge fabric is sewn on to the center of one end.

Length 126 cm
Width 80 cm
Credit Line Gift of William Henry Furness 3rd, Hiram M. Hiller, and Alfred Craven Harrison Jr., 1900

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