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Stole

ca. 1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Man's stole or sash of embroidered cotton. Red cotton embroidered in green, pink, yellow, blue, purple and white floss silks. Green edging of knots with coloured tassels at both ends.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Embroidered cotton with floss silks
Brief description
Man's stole or sash of embroidered cotton with floss silks, probably made by the Meghwar tribe, Thar Desert, Pakistan, ca. 1900.
Physical description
Man's stole or sash of embroidered cotton. Red cotton embroidered in green, pink, yellow, blue, purple and white floss silks. Green edging of knots with coloured tassels at both ends.
Dimensions
  • Length: 176cm
  • Width: 62.5cm (maximum)
Credit line
Collection of the late Mr Justice Feroze Nana, given to the V&A by his widow, Mrs. Shireen Feroze Nana, and children
Production
Probably made by the Meghwar tribe.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Indian embroidery / Rosemary Crill ; photography by Richard Davis. London: V&A Publications, 1999 Number: 185177310X, 1851772944 (pbk.) p. 20, cat. no. 100, ill. p. 103
Collection
Accession number
IS.14-1981

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Record createdJanuary 15, 2003
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