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Textile

ca. 1855-1879 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fragments of a wrapped garment, red silk with yellow and white check, the ends have coloured bands of woven floss silk in red, green, white and blue.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.

  • Fragment
  • Fragment
  • Fragment
  • Fragment
Materials and techniques
Woven silk
Brief description
Textile, fragments, woven silk, probably Sindh, ca. 1855-1879
Physical description
Fragments of a wrapped garment, red silk with yellow and white check, the ends have coloured bands of woven floss silk in red, green, white and blue.
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879.
Historical context
The complete object would have been intended for use as a garment, clothing.
Collection
Accession number
8095(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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