Odhani
ca.1867 (made)
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This tie-dyed silk headscarf or odhani is made up of two identical halves, tied together to achieve symmetry along the vertical axis, and then sewn together. The borders depict elephants and dancing girls, characteristic motifs in the arts of the Gujarat region of India. The Museum acquired this odhani at the 1867 Exposition Universelle in Paris.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tie-dyed silk |
| Brief description | Costume, silk, woven; Textile |
| Physical description | Tie-dyed Gajji silk odhani, made up of two identical halves, tied together to achieve symmetry along the vertical axis, and then sewn together. The borders show the favourite Gujarati motifs of elephants and dancers. |
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| Object history | This odhani was acquired at the 1867 Paris Exhibition. |
| Production | This odhani was acquired at the 1867 Paris Exhibition. |
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| Summary | This tie-dyed silk headscarf or odhani is made up of two identical halves, tied together to achieve symmetry along the vertical axis, and then sewn together. The borders depict elephants and dancing girls, characteristic motifs in the arts of the Gujarat region of India. The Museum acquired this odhani at the 1867 Exposition Universelle in Paris. |
| Bibliographic reference | Tie-dyed textiles of India : tradition and trade / Veronica Murphy and Rosemary Crill. London: Victoria and Albert Museum :in association with Mapin Publishing, 1991 Number: 0944142303
pp. 38-39, cat. no. 9 ill. detail |
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| Accession number | 6105(IS) |
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| Record created | January 10, 2003 |
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