Headcover

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Hassan (made) Karnataka (made)

Garment, possibly shawl or wrap, dyed, resist and block printed in terracotta and black. The design features a central medallion, the field has a floral motif within a lattice of spots, decorative borders with additional terracotta and blue designs with applique. The end borders have sprays of flowers.

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Categories	Textiles Clothing Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project India Museum Womenswear
Object type	Headcover
Materials and techniques	Woven cotton, block printed and resist-dyed Cotton (Textile) Block Printed Resist Dyed Woven
Brief description	Headcover, part of Lambadi woman's ensemble, block-printed and resist-dyed cotton with applique, Hassan, Karnataka, c.1867
Physical description	Garment, possibly shawl or wrap, dyed, resist and block printed in terracotta and black. The design features a central medallion, the field has a floral motif within a lattice of spots, decorative borders with additional terracotta and blue designs with applique. The end borders have sprays of flowers.
Dimensions	Length: 203cm Width: 105cm
Object history	Transferred from India Museum 1879. 1880 Register entry: '05827. PETTICOAT. Printed. Bodice, printed. Scarf, printed; Hassan, Mysore. 6164.' Slip book entry 6164: 'Suit of clothes / Hassan, Mysore / no invoice price / Original nos. 198 / worn by Lumbanees'
Subjects depicted	Spots Floral Medallion
Associated objects	IPN.1116 (Ensemble) IPN.2635 (Ensemble)
Other number	6164 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	05827(IS)

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Record created	June 25, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O481154/headcover-unknown/

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