Veil
ca. 1900 (made)
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Woman's veil (abochhini) of embroidered cotton. Cotton embroidered with greens, purples, pink and orange. The embroidery is of two types - double button hole and a stitch-count type. The design is of two variants of a cross or star motif. With two small scorpions added at random and a stylised peacock and the figure of a man. Does not have the tree-motif at the ends.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered cotton |
| Brief description | Woman's veil (abochhini) of embroidered cotton, Sindh, Pakistan, ca. 1900 |
| Physical description | Woman's veil (abochhini) of embroidered cotton. Cotton embroidered with greens, purples, pink and orange. The embroidery is of two types - double button hole and a stitch-count type. The design is of two variants of a cross or star motif. With two small scorpions added at random and a stylised peacock and the figure of a man. Does not have the tree-motif at the ends. |
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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 Nan, and children. |
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| Accession number | IS.10-1981 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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