Skirt Cloth
early 20th century-mid 20th century (made)
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This substantial skirt cloth would have had an additional band of fabric sewn to the top and a waistband added. A drawstring would be inserted into the waistband to pull it tight to form a full, gathered skirt with an elaborately emboidered hem.
This type of dense embroidery from Sindh in Pakistan is called 'pakko' or 'permanent' embroidery as it is so hard-wearing. Its main component is a type of buttonhole stitch which creates a distinctive ridge around the elements worked in it (in this case, the leaves and petals of the flower forms). The more geometric elements of the design are worked in small and densely packed cross-stitch, and circles of mirror-glass are added at intervals.
Embroidery of this type is mostly associated with the Thar desert areas of Sindh, but also occurr across the border in Kutch in Gujarat.
This type of dense embroidery from Sindh in Pakistan is called 'pakko' or 'permanent' embroidery as it is so hard-wearing. Its main component is a type of buttonhole stitch which creates a distinctive ridge around the elements worked in it (in this case, the leaves and petals of the flower forms). The more geometric elements of the design are worked in small and densely packed cross-stitch, and circles of mirror-glass are added at intervals.
Embroidery of this type is mostly associated with the Thar desert areas of Sindh, but also occurr across the border in Kutch in Gujarat.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton tie-dyed, and embroidered with silks, mirrors |
| Brief description | Cotton skirt cloth, tie-dyed and embroidered with silks, possibly made in Sindh or Kutch, early 20th century-mid 20th century |
| Physical description | Skirt cloth of cotton with a long band made up of two lengths sewn together horizontally. The upper length is brown cotton with a tie-dyed design of yellow and green dots, and the lower portion is cotton densely embroidered with coloured silk threads and decorated with mirrors. |
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| Credit line | Collection of the late Mr Justice Feroze Nana, given to the V&A by his widow, Mrs. Shireen Feroze Nana, and children |
| Object history | Given by Mrs Shireen Feroze Nana |
| Production | Made by the Memon or Lohana community in Tharparkar, Sindh (Pakistan) or Banni, Kutch, Gujarat (India) |
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| Summary | This substantial skirt cloth would have had an additional band of fabric sewn to the top and a waistband added. A drawstring would be inserted into the waistband to pull it tight to form a full, gathered skirt with an elaborately emboidered hem. This type of dense embroidery from Sindh in Pakistan is called 'pakko' or 'permanent' embroidery as it is so hard-wearing. Its main component is a type of buttonhole stitch which creates a distinctive ridge around the elements worked in it (in this case, the leaves and petals of the flower forms). The more geometric elements of the design are worked in small and densely packed cross-stitch, and circles of mirror-glass are added at intervals. Embroidery of this type is mostly associated with the Thar desert areas of Sindh, but also occurr across the border in Kutch in Gujarat. |
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| Accession number | IS.6-1981 |
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| Record created | August 9, 2006 |
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