Pehran
ca. 1900 (made)
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Woman's shirt (pehran) of embroidered silk. Pink silk with designs sewn on in silver ribbon (badla). Decorated with 'creeper pattern' (bel jo por) along the seams of the side panels. The neck is edged with black binding.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered silk, silver ribbon |
| Brief description | Woman's shirt (pehran) of embroidered silk, Sindh, Pakistan, ca. 1900 |
| Physical description | Woman's shirt (pehran) of embroidered silk. Pink silk with designs sewn on in silver ribbon (badla). Decorated with 'creeper pattern' (bel jo por) along the seams of the side panels. The neck is edged with black binding. |
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| Credit line | Collection of the late Mr Justice Feroze Nana, given to the V&A by his widow and children |
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| Accession number | IS.32-1981 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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