Fragment
ca. 1869 (made)
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Fragment of dark red silk with a fine yellow and black stripe throughout.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, woven |
| Brief description | Textile, fragment of striped silk, Central Asia, ca. 1869. |
| Physical description | Fragment of dark red silk with a fine yellow and black stripe throughout. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (paper label attached to object, handwritten in a South Asian language (undeciphered)) |
| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. Part of an ethnological collection from Central Asia acquired by Mr. R. B. Shaw in 1869. |
| Historical context | The complete piece would have been intended for use as a garment, clothing. |
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| Accession number | 1654(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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