Dhoti
ca. 1855 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Complete piece, white cotton field, broad red silk borders with narrow vertical stripes of white chevron pattern and single narrow vertical stripe of green and four additional chevron patterned stripes. Both ends have four horizontal woven red bands.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Cotton and silk, woven |
| Brief description | Man's wrapped garment (dhoti), white cotton with red silk borders, Nagpur, Maharashtra, ca. 1855. |
| Physical description | Complete piece, white cotton field, broad red silk borders with narrow vertical stripes of white chevron pattern and single narrow vertical stripe of green and four additional chevron patterned stripes. Both ends have four horizontal woven red bands. |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 2901: 'Man's Garment or Scarf / Doputta or Dhoti / Nagpore / 55 / Cotton Gauze Centre having extreme deep silk Silk borders / a Pair'. |
| Historical context | Intended for use as a garment, clothing. |
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| Other number | 2901 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 6014(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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