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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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Cultural attribution
Angami-Naga
Object type
Calf socks (gaiters)
Dimensions
Weight: 2 kg
Height: 29,5 cm
Width: 11,5 cm
Depth: 13 cm
Weight: 0,5 kg
Height: 30 cm
Width: 14 cm
Depth: 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

Production
when
2nd half of the 19th century
where
India
Nagaland
who
Angami-Naga
Collecting
who
Eduard von Ohlendorff - Former Possessors
Change of legal title:
Acquisition
Description
Donation from Eduard von Ohlendorff 1896
Assignment to a curated holding:
South and Southeast Asia

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