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.

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• Type of Item dress
• Culture Monpa
• Material cotton fibre, eri silk fibre, dye
• Measurements height 131.4 cm, width 88.0 cm (overall)

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• Creator Rinchin Zangmu Dunkharpa
• Previous Owner Stephen Inglis
• Received from Stephen Inglis

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• Made in Dirang

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• Creation Date before 2014
• Collection Date during 2014
• Ownership Date before August 7, 2014
• Acquisition Date on August 7, 2014

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• Item Classes textiles
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3068/0001