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Turban

c.1855-67 (made)
Place of origin
Ahmedabad (made)
Gujarat (made)

Cut fragment of a turban, red silk with gold-wrapped thread brocade and tapestry weaving, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, probably ca. 1855-67

Object details

Object type
Turban
Brief description
Cut fragment of a turban, red silk with gold-wrapped thread brocade and tapestry weaving, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, probably ca. 1855-67
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879.

Part 7825(IS) appeared as a chromolithograph in Illustrations of the Textile Manufactures of India(1881), No.61: 'TURBAN. PRINCIPAL END OF PIECE. Length 1 Yd. 19 Ins; Width 1 Yd. 23 Ins. ; Weight 12 oz. 13 dr. AHMEDABAD. No.61 SECOND SERIES'.
Associated object
7897(IS) (Part)
Other number
7897(IS) - India Museum Catalogue (IS) Number
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IPN.1005

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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