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Gaidinliu’s Personal Belongings

Gaidinliu’s Personal Belongings

 

A number of clothing items and body ornaments were taken during military operations in search of Gaidinliu. These are said to have been Gaidinliu’s personal belongings. The items of clothing were collected by J.P. Mills in Kambiron in 1932 but we do not know where or when the other personal items were collected. These were subsequently donated to the Pitt Rivers Museum.

 

Body Cloth—Blue
Dark blue woman’s body cloth made from two panels of woven indigo-dyed cotton, with two fringes of faded red-dyed goat hair tassels bound with yellow orchid stem. This cloth belonged to Gaidinliu.
Dimensions: 196 x 102 cm

Blue shawl with goat-hair tassels.

 

Waist Cloth—White and Red
White and red cloth usually worn around the waist by young women. The fabric is made of two panels of woven white cotton, with a red band along each edge. At either end a complex pattern in red and black has been worked in. An elaborate fringe of tasselled yellow orchid stem and coloured braids has been attached at top and bottom. This cloth belonged to Gaidinliu and was collected by J.P. Mills at Kambiron village in February 1932.
Dimensions: 169 x 104 cm

Waist Cloth (Front and Back)

 

Spiral Arm Band
A pair of brass arm ornaments in a spiral shape with enlarged conical ends decorated with dotted scroll patterns. These objects belonged to Gaidinliu. Donated to the Pitt Rivers Museum in 1952 by the widow of Lt. Col. A. R. Nye, 3rd Assam Rifles.
No 1: 13 x 8 cm
No. 2: 13 x 9 cm

 

Bracelet with Spikes
Hollow brass body ornament with ten spikes. This object belonged to Gaidinliu. Donated to the Pitt Rivers Museum in 1956 by the widow of Lt. Col. A. R. Nye, 3rd Assam Rifles.
Dimensions: Diameter 8.5 cm; Height 3.5 cm

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