The Nicobar Islands are not famous for their embroideries, but they do have a series of banners (or flags) that are usually made from white cotton, with appliqué and embroidered designs. There are several examples of these flags in the British Museum, London, including one (acc. no. As2004,Q.9), which has an appliqué tree, crescent moon and sun, all worked in red cloth, as well as letters (either Nicobarese or Oriya script) worked in a chain stitch, again using a red coloured thread. At the ends of the two points of the flag are small cloth tassels. It is 160 x 110 cm in size.
British Museum online catalogue (retrieved 8th June 2016).
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