Native Name | Kiamoo Dervay |
Object Number | A97.1 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Indian | Lota |
Provenience | India | Koio |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Cloth | Shell | Bamboo |
Description | Kiamoo dervay. Worn by men. One of two. Dark blue fabric with red and yellow vertical stripes hanging from a horizontal rod made of bamboo. A horizontal bamboo support is inserted into the fabric behind the top row of shells. Three horizontal bands of cut cowrie shells over two broad, rectangular panels of cut cowrie shells. Borders wrapped with thread. |
Length | 36 cm |
Width | 28 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of William Henry Furness 3rd, Hiram M. Hiller, and Alfred Craven Harrison Jr., 1900 |
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