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Some Cultural and Linguistic Aspects of the Garos

Description: Book about the historical and social development of Garos over time focusing on religion and cultural practices with photographs and a short linguistic description of Garo including a list of cognates between Garo and Assamese with English glosses.
Date: January 1958
Creator: Choudhury, Bhupendranath N.
Partner: UNT College of Information
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The Garo Law

Description: Book about Garo customary laws related to inheritance, marriage, death, family and clan structures, naming conventions, and village administration. Includes case studies demonstrating laws and indices.
Date: 1952
Creator: Marak, Jobang D.
Partner: UNT College of Information
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[News Script: General Chanker]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a visit to Dallas by Nepalese Ambassador General Shanker Shum Shere Jung Bahadur Ranna and several of his wives.
Date: April 1, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Dress - Kutchi Group, Pashtun Peoples, Afghanistan.

Description: Kutchi Dress of the Pashtun Peoples, Afghanistan. Full-length. Bodice of various fabrics and embellishments. Rounded neckline with slight standing/band collar of primarily yellow bead-work with blue bead squares containing red bead centers. "Collar" below neckline of pendant silver-colored coins. Shoulder areas of purple with primarily yellow stitching forming scroll-work. Front "bib" of dark red outlined with same bead-work as neckline, and sewn with 9 horizontal rows of green tear-drop … more
Date: 1950~
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Festival ensemble

Description: Rabari Tribe Festival Attire: A) Kanchali (Jacket/Vest/Top): Backless top with short sleeves and "V" neckline in front. Front and side panels covered with embroidery, primarily geometric designs, in rusts, orange, white, blue, yellow, green, and white. Three ties in back, at neck, upper, and middle back. Partly lined in red fabric. No labels or tags in top. B) Ghaghro (Skirt): Full-length skirt of heavy red fabric. Drawstring waist. Waistband with horizontal bands of: Vertical purple, yellow… more
Date: 1950/2000
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Sari

Description: Indian Sari Ensemble of light green georgette with black machine embroidery and silver beading. a) Short-sleeve choli (blouse) with hook & eye closure at center front. Floral embroidery and beading. b) Sari with matching embroidery/beading.
Date: 1950/2000
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Sari

Description: India Sari: a) Choli bodice of turquoise blue synthetic crepe with zardozi gold metallic embroidery and beading at shoulder and on short sleeves. b) Sari of matching turquoise blue synthetic crepe with zardozi gold metallic embroidery and beading.
Date: 1950/2000
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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