Man's Stole
ca. 1900 (made)
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Man's stole (bokani) of embroidered cotton. Rust coloured cotton with the edges bound with black and backed with purple cotton. Blocked embroidery in off-white, red-brown, yellow, ochre, purple and olive-green. With mirrors and intermittent beads and tassels. Edged with gold-coloured beads and tassels.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered cotton, backed with cotton, mirrors, beading |
| Brief description | Man's stole (bokani) of embroidered cotton, Sindh, Pakistan, ca. 1900 |
| Physical description | Man's stole (bokani) of embroidered cotton. Rust coloured cotton with the edges bound with black and backed with purple cotton. Blocked embroidery in off-white, red-brown, yellow, ochre, purple and olive-green. With mirrors and intermittent beads and tassels. Edged with gold-coloured beads and tassels. |
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| Credit line | Collection of the late Mr Justice Feroze Nana, given to the V&A by his widow and children |
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| Accession number | IS.17-1981 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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