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woman's wrapper (skirt)
mid-20th century
Mizoram
1992.292
Not currently on view
Artwork Details
58-1/2 x 39 in. | 148.6 x 99.1 cm.
Accession NumberTextile Purchase Fund
Copyright(Ethnoarts; H. M. Lissauer) Melbourne, Australia; purchased by the Indianapolis Museum of Art (1992).
This woman's wrapper, made up of two panels sewn together, was originally in a tubular form with the vertical edges sewn together. In the weaving centers of Nagaland, where backstrap looms are used, the width of the cloths rarely exceeds twenty-four inches; therefore, panels are sewn together to create a whole cloth. This elaborately made skirt with cowrie shells and Job's tears (seeds of an Asian grass) symbolized the wearer's status and wealth in the tribe.
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