Sari
c.1881-2 (made)
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Printed cotton sari with central pattern of red spots enclosing stars.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed cotton |
| Brief description | Woman's wrapped garment (sari), block printed cotton, made by prisoners of the Ahmedabad jail, Gujarat, c.1881-2 |
| Physical description | Printed cotton sari with central pattern of red spots enclosing stars. |
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| Object history | 1883 Register entry: WOMAN'S GARMENT. " Sari." Printed cotton, in form of a shawl with narrow side and long end borders. Centre of small quarry pattern of red spots enclosing eight pointed stars. Bordering of green, white, yellow, and black cones, and running floral pattern on red ground. Ahmedabad Jail. L. 13 ft. 10 in., W. 4 ft. 114. I.S. 1883. |
| Production | Ahmedabad gaol |
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| Accession number | IS.114-1883 |
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| Record created | March 27, 2003 |
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