Skirt Cloth
late 19th century (made)
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This cotton tie-dyed skirt cloth is embroidered with silk and mirrors. This combination of heavy tie-dyed cotton and silk embroidery is found throughout the desert regions of northern Kutch, western Rajasthan and Sind. This skirt was probably made in one of the Muslim communities of Banni in northern Kutch, who originally came from Sind.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tie-dyed cotton, embroidered with silks and pieces of mirror |
| Brief description | Textile, cotton, woven embroidered, Sind |
| Physical description | Cotton, tie-dyed skirt cloth is embroidered with silks and pieces of mirror. This combination of heavy tie-dyed cotton and silk embroidery is found throughout the desert regions of northern Kutch, western Rajasthan and Sind. This skirt cloth was probably made in one of the Muslim communities of Banni in Kutch, who migrated from Sind several generations ago. |
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| Credit line | Presented by Sydney Vacher Esq, 35 Wellington Street, Strand in the name of the late Lieut. Col. C. L. Barett, 43 Gurkha rifles |
| Object history | This skirt was probably made in one of the Muslim communities of Banni in Kutch, who migrated from Sind several generations ago. |
| Summary | This cotton tie-dyed skirt cloth is embroidered with silk and mirrors. This combination of heavy tie-dyed cotton and silk embroidery is found throughout the desert regions of northern Kutch, western Rajasthan and Sind. This skirt was probably made in one of the Muslim communities of Banni in northern Kutch, who originally came from Sind. |
| 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.30-31 ill. fig. 24, and p. 28, cat. no. 28 |
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| Accession number | IS.7-1900 |
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| Record created | January 10, 2003 |
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