Angami Naga shawl NA6. Angami culture, Nagaland, Eastern India. Mid 20th century.

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Angami Naga shawl NA6. Angami culture, Nagaland, Eastern India. Mid 20th century.

Loramhoushu mantle or wrap-around skirt. Mercerized cotton tapestry weave with continuous and discontinuous supplementary weft patterning, with widely spaced lozenge motifs in black and red on a white ground. It has seen extensice use and is not in prime condition. Angami culture, Nagaland, Eastern India. Mid 20th century. 93 x 161 cm.