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Kilt (Apron)

20th Century

Indian Museum, Kolkata

Indian Museum, Kolkata
Kolkata, India

It is a piece of almost rectangular black cotton cloth, decorated with cowrie shells. Twenty vertically placed thickly stitched rows of cowrie shells are present at two places i.e., at the middle and at one end. Three horizontal rows of cowrie shells and again fifteen vertical lines of cowrie shells are stitched on the cloth. A piece of bamboo is inserted at one end of the cloth. It is used by the Naga men.

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  • Title: Kilt (Apron)
  • Date: 20th Century
  • Location: Nagaland, India.
  • Physical Dimensions: Length- 53 cm, Breadth- 32.5 cm.
  • Type: Dress
Indian Museum, Kolkata

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