Not on display

Turban Cloth

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

Part of a length of fine salmon-pink coloured cotton.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Fragment
  • Fragment
  • Fragment
Materials and techniques
Woven cotton
Brief description
Cut fragments of a turban cloth, pink cotton with gold ends, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, c.1867
Physical description
Part of a length of fine salmon-pink coloured cotton.
Dimensions
  • Width: 46cm
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. India Museum slip book entry 5545: 'Turban / Keshree Pagotay / Ahmednuggur, Bombay / 1867 / Price Rs.48 / Original nos.194'
Historical context
The complete object would probably have been intended for use as a garment, clothing.
Other number
5545 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
8751(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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