Shawl "Soonei"
date: label: Accession Date
content: 19 Jan 1987
label: Collection Date
content: 1958 to 1984
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Achilla I. Erdican
label: Collector
content: Albert G. Erdican
label: Donor Name
content: Dr. Achilla I. Erdican
notes: label: Notes
content: RED, BLUE AND BLACK STRIPES. THREE CLOTH PIECES WOVEN SEPARATELY AND SEWN TOGETHER. ACCORDING TO THE DONOR, BELONGS EXCLUSIVELY TO THE PRIVILEGED ONGPANG CLAN OF THE CHANG TRIBE. BOTH MALES AND FEMALES CAN WEAR THE SHAWL BUT A FEMALE WHO WEARS THIS SHAWL IS NOT ALLOWED TO EAT BEEF. WOVEN BY THE DONOR. ONE SECTION NEAR EDGE OF SHAWL HAS A LARGE TEAR.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 30 Jul 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Assam, India, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Chang Naga
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 366037
label: USNM Number
content: E424213-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Shawl
physicalDescription: label: Width - Object
content: 94 cm
label: Length - Object
content: 150 cm