Wrapped Garment
ca. 1855-1879 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Fragments of a woven silk garment (a lungi), patterned pink silk with coloured stripes and bands of gold-wrapped thread at end and side border.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 5 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Woven silk and gold-wrapped thread |
| Brief description | Textile, lungi fragments, woven pink silk and gold-wrapped thread, Bahawalpur, ca. 1855-1879 |
| Physical description | Fragments of a woven silk garment (a lungi), patterned pink silk with coloured stripes and bands of gold-wrapped thread at end and side border. |
| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. |
| Historical context | The complete object would have been intended for use as a garment, clothing. |
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| Accession number | 7240(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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