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Shawl

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

Shawl (Abochhini) of embroidered cotton with silks. With a central design and a half-medallion in the middle of the longer edges. The edges end in a double line with a tree-like motif. Embroidered in orange, white, green and blue on rust coloured cotton.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Embroidered cotton with silks
Brief description
Shawl (Abochhini) of embroidered cotton with silks, Sindh, ca. 1900
Physical description
Shawl (Abochhini) of embroidered cotton with silks. With a central design and a half-medallion in the middle of the longer edges. The edges end in a double line with a tree-like motif. Embroidered in orange, white, green and blue on rust coloured cotton.
Dimensions
  • Length: 205cm
  • Width: 137cm
Credit line
Collection of the late Mr Justice Feroze Nana, given to the V&A by his widow and children
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Indian embroidery / Rosemary Crill ; photography by Richard Davis. London: V&A Publications, 1999 Number: 185177310X, 1851772944 (pbk.) p. 20, cat. no. 97, ill. p. 101
Collection
Accession number
IS.8-1981

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Record createdJanuary 16, 2003
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