Amlakha

Description

Amlakha or baldric comprising a strip of blue cloth with centre part embroidered in scarlet wool and ornamented with a fringe of scarlet goat's hair with three vertical lines of white, worn across the breast: Assam, Sema Naga

Museum reference

A.1936.533

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Amlakha, Baldric

Production information

Assam, India, South Asia

Style / Culture

Sema Naga

Materials

Cloth, Wool, Goat hair

Physical description

Blue cloth with centre part embroidered in scarlet wool and ornamented with a fringe of scarlet goat's hair with three vertical lines of white