Dhoti (loin-cloth)
Dhoti (Loin-Cloth)
mid-19th century (Made)
mid-19th century (Made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Yellow silk base material with border design in red, blue and black.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Dhoti (loin-cloth) (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Silk |
| Brief description | Textile, silk, Bankura Bengal, 1855 |
| Physical description | Yellow silk base material with border design in red, blue and black. |
| Dimensions |
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| Object history | Shown at the Paris Exhibition of 1855. Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. 1880 Register Entry: [ROOM 8. Case 44.] '0791. SCARF. Silk, amber, with coloured border; Bancorah. 2,993' |
| Production | Dhoti or dhootie |
| Bibliographic reference | Arts of Bengal : the heritage of Bangladesh and eastern India : an exhibition organized by the Whitechapel Art Gallery in collaboration with the Victoria and Albert Museum : 9 November-30 December 1979, Whitechapel Art Gallery ..., 12 January-17 February 1980, Manchester City Art Gallery ... . [London]: Whitechapel Art Gallery, [1979] Number: 085488047X (pbk.) :
p.68 |
| Other number | 2993 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 0791(IS) |
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| Record created | April 29, 2005 |
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