Amini-kedah

Description

Amini-kedah or apron of black cotton stiffened with horizontal and vertical strips of cane, heavily decorated with lines of cowrie shells, worn by men on ceremonial occasions: Assam, Sema or Ao Nagas

Museum reference

A.1947.151

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Amini-kedah, Apron

Production information

Assam, India, South Asia

Style / Culture

Sema Naga
Ao Naga

Materials

Cotton, Cane, Cowrie shell

Physical description

Black cotton stiffened with strips of cane; heavily decorated with lines of cowrie shells