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Mat

c.1855-79 (made)
Place of origin

Leather mat with appliqued leather patterning, probably Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistah, c.1855; Furnishings

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
According to Sir George Watt's catalogue of the 1903 exhibition at Delhi, sheets like these were made of sambar (Rusa unicolor) deer leather.
Brief description
Leather mat with appliqued leather patterning, probably Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistah, c.1855; Furnishings
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879.
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
4730(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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