Textile Length
early 20th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Length of coarse brown cotton (chadar), embroidered with coloured cotton threads. Probably a woman's head-shawl. The embroidery consists of a small multiple cross motif, repeated in staggered rows, in red, blue, yellow, etc.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woven cotton, embroidered with cotton threads |
| Brief description | Length of brown cotton, embroidered with cotton threads, North-west India, early 20th century |
| Physical description | Length of coarse brown cotton (chadar), embroidered with coloured cotton threads. Probably a woman's head-shawl. The embroidery consists of a small multiple cross motif, repeated in staggered rows, in red, blue, yellow, etc. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr Jocelyn Morton |
| Object history | Registered File number 1976/1601A. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.42-1976 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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