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Jamdani Sari

ca. 1855 (made)
Place of origin

Muslin sari patterned with discontinuous cotton weft (jamdani). Woven with a pattern of red and blue butis on a white field, a double red and blue border and a deep anchal with a row of five large standing buta-shaped flowers in red within a blue niche structure.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Woman's wrapped garment (sari), red and blue patterns on a white ground, Dhaka, Bangladesh, c.1855; Women's Clothes
Physical description
Muslin sari patterned with discontinuous cotton weft (jamdani). Woven with a pattern of red and blue butis on a white field, a double red and blue border and a deep anchal with a row of five large standing buta-shaped flowers in red within a blue niche structure.
Dimensions
  • Length: 5000mm
  • Width: 1000mm
  • Weight: 260g
26 ends p/cm, 14 picks p/cm
Other numbers
  • 4,093 - India Museum Slip Book
  • IND.LOST.548 - Previous LOST number
Collection
Accession number
0449(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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