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Pipa

"Pipa" calf socks made from fine woven cane. Cover the foot from the ankle to below the knee. These stockings are usually braided directly on the foot and then remain on until they are worn out, i.e. around 3 months

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Angami-Naga
Object type
Calf socks (gaiters)
Dimensions
Gewicht: < 2 kg
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: b) 29,5 x 11,5 x 13 cm
Gewicht: bis 0,5 kg
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: a) 30 x 14 x 12,5 cm
Material/Technique
Plant fibre, Cotton
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
I C 28111 a,b

Provenance and sources

when
2nd half of the 19th century
where
India [Land]
Nagaland [Bundesstaat]
who
Angami-Naga

who
Eduard von Ohlendorff - Former Possessors

Description
Donation from Eduard von Ohlendorff 1896

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