Shawl
ca. 1940 (made)
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Shawl made up of two panels of black cotton with faded orange stripes, and embroidered with large motifs in white, brown, yellow and green cotton.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered cotton with cotton |
| Brief description | Shawl of embroidered cotton with cotton, Assam, ca. 1940 |
| Physical description | Shawl made up of two panels of black cotton with faded orange stripes, and embroidered with large motifs in white, brown, yellow and green cotton. |
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| Production | cf. IS.166-1989. Eastern Angami region (modern Chakesang people) Nagaland, or Puomai Naga, Manipur. Bibliography: see M-L Nabholz-Kartaschoff: Golden Sprays and Scarlet Flowers, no. 68. B. Fenenias, C.C. Cort and J. Raducha: Two Faces of South Asian Art, p. 54 (illus) and 55. |
| Bibliographic reference | Indian embroidery / Rosemary Crill ; photography by Richard Davis. London: V&A Publications, 1999 Number: 185177310X, 1851772944 (pbk.)
p. 22, cat. no. 141, ill. p. 139 |
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| Accession number | IS.165-1989 |
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| Record created | October 12, 2004 |
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