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Textile

ca. 1855-1879 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Textile fragment, mashru (woven silk and cotton), orange stripes alternating with green and yellow, and red and white ikat stripes, with narrow red borders.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Woven cotton (wefts) and silk (warps)
Brief description
Textile, fragment, woven silk and cotton (mashru), Tiruchirappalli, ca. 1855
Physical description
Textile fragment, mashru (woven silk and cotton), orange stripes alternating with green and yellow, and red and white ikat stripes, with narrow red borders.
Dimensions
  • Length: 160cm
  • Width: 77cm
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
9743(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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