Wrap Item Number: 3587/13 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Body wrap or body cloth. Composed of three panels stitched together on the long edge. The seams have thin black bands on either side, which come together to create two distinctive black bands. The two outer panels have vertical bands of red and black lines in various thicknesses close to the outer edge. There is horizontal embroidery of three dashed lines of red and some pink in both the upper and lower portion of the textile, creating a frame with the vertical panels of the central embroidery of repeating raised lines in the same tone as the background. The short edges have folded hems.

History Of Use

Northern Chin; Hualngo, puan pui (body cloth).

Specific Techniques

Hand-spun cotton, indigo dyed.