Shawl

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Place of origin

Sindh (made)

Shawl (odhani) of woven silk in broad bands of red, pink, yellow, purple, green, and blue, brocaded with small butis in metal-wrapped thread; embellished along edges with applied blue silk ribbon embroidered with scrolling flowers in metal-wrapped thread, flattened and crimped metal wire (badla), silk and metal-wrapped thread ribbon (gota), and tinsel fringe.

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Categories	Textiles Clothing Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project India Museum
Object type	Shawl
Materials and techniques	Silk (Textile) Metal-Wrapped Thread Tinsel Ribbon Tinsel Woven Applied Work Brocaded Embroidery
Brief description	Shawl (odhani) from a woman's ensemble, consisting of a tunic, blouse, and shawl, multi-coloured striped with gold brocading elaborate trimming, Sindh, 1855; Clothing; Textiles
Physical description	Shawl (odhani) of woven silk in broad bands of red, pink, yellow, purple, green, and blue, brocaded with small butis in metal-wrapped thread; embellished along edges with applied blue silk ribbon embroidered with scrolling flowers in metal-wrapped thread, flattened and crimped metal wire (badla), silk and metal-wrapped thread ribbon (gota), and tinsel fringe.
Dimensions	Back of neck to end length: 4100mm Across end width: 1530mm
Object history	Transferred from India Museum 1879. Slip book entry: 'Portions of a Dress / Scind / 55 / Scarf Boddice and Jacket Richly Ornamented'
Associated objects	5830(IS) (Ensemble) 5832(IS) (Ensemble) 5831(IS) (Ensemble)
Bibliographic reference
Other number	4027 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	5832(IS)

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Record created	June 25, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O475967/shawl/

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