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Kurta

20th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Woman's shirt (kurta) of embroidered black cotton. Embroidered on the front with floss silks in magenta, yellow, purple and green.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Embroidered cotton with floss silks
Brief description
Woman's shirt (kurta) of embroidered cotton with floss silks, Kaghan, 20th century
Physical description
Woman's shirt (kurta) of embroidered black cotton. Embroidered on the front with floss silks in magenta, yellow, purple and green.
Dimensions
  • Length: 32in
  • Width: 57.5in
Bibliographic reference
Colours of the Indus : costume and textiles of Pakistan / Nasreen Askari and Rosemary Crill. London: Merrell Holberton in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1997 Number: 1858940443 p. 130, ill. pl. 206
Collection
Accession number
IS.92-1963

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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