Not currently on display at the V&A

Sari

ca. 1867 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Complete sari, with white cotton field, side borders of red, green, yellow and white silk, end borders with narrow horizontal bands of red silk.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Cotton and silk, woven
Brief description
Woman's wrapped garment (sari), white cotton with red silk borders, Hubli-Dharwad, Karnataka, ca. 1867
Physical description
Complete sari, with white cotton field, side borders of red, green, yellow and white silk, end borders with narrow horizontal bands of red silk.
Dimensions
  • Length: 456cm (approx.)
  • Width: 113.5cm
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879. Slip book entry 5656: 'Woman's garment / Kumulpatee Boogdee Dhoti / Dharwar, Bombay / Price Rs. 15-8 / 1867 / Original nos. 5 / Manufactured at Hooblee'
Historical context
Intended for use as a garment, clothing.
Other number
5656 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
6012(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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