Cloak
20th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Mantle (Putkuli) of strong and coarse unbleached cotton cloth with tapestry-woven red and black stripes, hand-embroidered bands and stripes in indigo-dyed fibre of Nilgiri nettle (Girardina heterophylla). Mantle is double fold, and the two folds sewn together at one corner of the bottom. Ornament confined to one third of length worn on outside. Red bands alternate with dark blue bands embroidered in darn and loop-stitches in zig-zag and diamond motives, and stripes of chevron devices descending from broad black stripe. Woven and embroidered with stitching.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tapestry-woven and hand-embroidered cotton |
| Brief description | Textile, cloak (Putkuli) of tapestry-woven and hand-embroidered cotton, Udagamandalam, 20th century. |
| Physical description | Mantle (Putkuli) of strong and coarse unbleached cotton cloth with tapestry-woven red and black stripes, hand-embroidered bands and stripes in indigo-dyed fibre of Nilgiri nettle (Girardina heterophylla). Mantle is double fold, and the two folds sewn together at one corner of the bottom. Ornament confined to one third of length worn on outside. Red bands alternate with dark blue bands embroidered in darn and loop-stitches in zig-zag and diamond motives, and stripes of chevron devices descending from broad black stripe. Woven and embroidered with stitching. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss A.W. Dickinson |
| Object history | Given by Miss A W Dickinson |
| Production | Worn by a woman of the Toda pastoral tribe from Nilgiri Hills, Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu. |
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| Accession number | IM.34-1925 |
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| Record created | August 31, 2004 |
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