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Sash

ca. 1855 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Nagaon (made)

White cotton waistcloth, with fringes and red and blue bands at both ends.


Object details

Categories
Clothing
Textiles
Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project
India Museum
Object type
Sash
Materials and techniques
Cotton, woven
Cotton
Woven
Brief description
Textile, cotton waistcloth, Nagaon, ca. 1855.
Physical description
White cotton waistcloth, with fringes and red and blue bands at both ends.
Dimensions
  • Without fringes length: 231cm (approx.)
  • Length: 246cm (approx.)
  • Width: 26.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Lefthand side: 'Scientific or English Name/No . 14/Cotton Clout/Price-2 Annas' Righthand side:'Native or Provincial name Mekir Langotee/Nowgong' (blue card label pinned to object)
  • (paper label in Bengali (undeciphered), attached to object)
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879.
Historical context
Intended for use as a garment, clothing.
Other number
3444 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
4747(IS)

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Record createdSeptember 22, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O105591/sash-unknown/
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