Warp-faced striped cotton skirt cloth woven in two sections and sewn together at one of the selvedges. The joined sections form one large, undyed stripe, containing two dark blue stripes. Flanking this is are symmetrically placed dark blue and red stripes. There is one wide red stripe, and eight narrower red stripes on each side, in groups of two. The warp ends are turned under and stitiched with white cotton. This type of skirt cloth, or 'tapis', is worn folded over in front and fastened with a belt below the navel. A waistcloth is worn with it on ceremonial occasions. Accompanying documentation labels this skirt cloth as coming from 'Quaingan Settlement'. [Textile]
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