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Skirt cloth border
- Place of origin:
Coromandel Coast (made)
- Date:
18th century (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown
- Materials and Techniques:
Painted mordant-dyed, painted resist-dyed and painted cotton
- Museum number:
IS.57-1991
- Gallery location:
South Asia, Room 41, case 15
This cotton skirt-cloth (Thai: ‘pha nung’) was made on the Coromandel Coast of India for the Thai market. The design shows celestial adorers (‘thepanom’) depicted in red, with a centre-field trellis pattern with a blue ground. The cloth borders are particularly distinguished, with finely drawn mythical creatures (‘garuda’ and ‘kinnari’). The double-register end-panel has distinctively Thai-style motifs.
Skilful Indian textile workers made such cloth to order, using motifs and patterns specifically designed for the Thai market.