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Sari

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

Complete sari, white cotton field; silk borders with two vertical stripes with warp ikat chevron design in green, yellow and white silk and additional stripes with chevron and floral designs, in pink, purple, red and yellow silk; end borders with five horizontal bands of rust coloured cotton.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Cotton and silk, woven
Brief description
Textile, sari, white cotton with silk ikat borders, Ahmedabad, ca. 1867.
Physical description
Complete sari, white cotton field; silk borders with two vertical stripes with warp ikat chevron design in green, yellow and white silk and additional stripes with chevron and floral designs, in pink, purple, red and yellow silk; end borders with five horizontal bands of rust coloured cotton.
Dimensions
  • Length: 473cm (approx.)
  • Width: 128cm
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879.
Acquired from the Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1867.
Historical context
Intended for use as a garment, clothing.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Indian ikat textiles / Rosemary Crill. London: V&A Publications, 1998 Number: 1851772421 pp.60-61
Collection
Accession number
7801(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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