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Red belt (1909.21.24)
IndiaRed belt from India, Asia. Collected by Robert Gosset Woodthorpe by 1898. Given to the Museum by Edward Thomas Wilson in 1909.
This tapered belt is a defensive piece of armour, designed to protect the viscera. However, it is also a mark of status, differentiating the warrior from the commoners.
The various Naga groups have rich and unique traditions of personal adornment and decoration but red is a commonly used colour. This belt is made of spathe (the bract that sheaths the spiky flower of monocotyledon plants) and dyed cane-work, edged with white coix seeds.