Textile tribal tissé à la main à décor de motifs géométriques, Nord-Est de l'Inde, Nagaland/Manipur, première moitié du 20ème siècle

160 x 97 cm

This textile is most probably used as a ritual shawl, panel or shoulder cloth. Characteristic of these tribal handwoven fabrics are the tight horizontal stripes, the red (ceremonial), yellow (everyday) and blue-green (tribal) colour blocks, the woven geometric motifs, the rough open side and the use of cotton or local fibres (no silk or pashmina). These fabrics have not only a decorative goal, but always as well a functional and/or ritual one.