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Description

Tube skirt. Composed of a rectangular handwoven textile, sewn together on the short edge to create a wide tube. There is bright green embroidery and red fringe on the two woven pattern transitions. Both ends of the textile have a pattern of alternating stripes and zigzags in red on a black background with a small fringe of one yellow bead and one brown bead spaced out. The centre has a repeating red diamond pattern on a black ground with a fringe of three white beads and one brown bead, tightly together. The seam has yellow and green stitching. Both top and bottom edges are embellished with beaded fringe. Collector's tag sewn to interior.

History Of Use

Southern Chin: Khumi sub-group nay na (tube skirt).

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