Shawl
ca. 1855 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Unbleached muga silk garment or shawl, with design woven in terracotta-coloured thread.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silk, woven |
| Brief description | Textiles, silk shawl, Sibsagar, ca. 1855. |
| Physical description | Unbleached muga silk garment or shawl, with design woven in terracotta-coloured thread. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '[unclear]24See:D./A Woman's Scarf of washing Silk woven/of moogah thread./Worn also around the Body-from/Seebsagar Upper/Assam.-/"Moogah Reeah[?unclear]./sept.1854/Mohageh pae[?unclear]' (small, handwritten paper label, pinned to object) |
| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. |
| Historical context | Intended for use as a garment, clothing. |
| Other number | 3415 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 5509(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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