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Waistcloth

ca. 1855 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Gauhati (made)

Dark red eri silk waistcloth, with borders and hems with woven designs in yellow, black, white and pale blue.


Object details

Categories
Clothing
Textiles
Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project
India Museum
Object type
Waistcloth
Materials and techniques
Silk, woven
Eri Silk
Woven
Brief description
Textile, silk waistcloth, Gauhati, ca. 1855.
Physical description
Dark red eri silk waistcloth, with borders and hems with woven designs in yellow, black, white and pale blue.
Dimensions
  • Including fringes length: 368cm
  • Width: 88cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'A Red Waistcloth made/of moonga Silk with yellow/Borders Gowhatty/moogar Saldeah Runga [previous three words unclear]/Sooneah price 4 Rs/Raneee Veedaya Dassya/Contributing [previous word unclear]' (small paper label, attached to object)
  • Lefthand side: 'INDIA-BENGAL/No. 567/Division. 1 Group. 7 Class. 25/Name of article./A Silk waistcloth [word illegible]/yellow border/Where produced./Gowhatty - assam/Use. /Clothing' Righthand side: 'INDE-BENGALE/No. 567/Division. 1 Groupe. 7 Classe. 25/Nom de l'article./Ceinture de Soie rouge/bordure jaune/Ou produit. Gowhatty. En Assam/Usage./Habillement' (rectangular paper label, attached to object)
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879.
Historical context
Intended for use as a garment, clothing.
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
5096(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O453951/waistcloth-unknown/
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