Textile
ca. 1855-1879 (made), 19th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Wrapped garment, silk woven with pink, yellow, red and black stripes, with a geometric design and a black and white stripe; a deep end border of pink floss silk, with coloured bands in a geometric design at either side. The reverse of the end border is green, and intended to be reversible.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silk, woven |
| Brief description | Textile, silk wrapped garment, Sindh, ca. 1855-1879. |
| Physical description | Wrapped garment, silk woven with pink, yellow, red and black stripes, with a geometric design and a black and white stripe; a deep end border of pink floss silk, with coloured bands in a geometric design at either side. The reverse of the end border is green, and intended to be reversible. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. 1880 Register Entry: [ROOM 8. Case 44.] '0810. SCARF. Yellow and crimson stripes, green border. 2,954a' |
| Historical context | The complete piece would have been intended for use as a garment, clothing. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Other number | 2954a |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 0810(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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