Textile
ca. 1855-1879 (made)
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Fragment of a wrapped garment, probably a sari, of woven cotton and silk, cotton wefts with blue cotton and red silk warps. Dark blue with an orange stripe, with pink borders and bands of coloured ikat design.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven cotton and silk, ikat |
| Brief description | Textile, fragment, ikat, woven cotton and silk, South India, probably Karnataka, ca. 1855-1879 |
| Physical description | Fragment of a wrapped garment, probably a sari, of woven cotton and silk, cotton wefts with blue cotton and red silk warps. Dark blue with an orange stripe, with pink borders and bands of coloured ikat design. |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. |
| Historical context | The complete object would have been intended for use as a garment, clothing. |
| Bibliographic reference | Crill, Rosemary. Indian Ikat Textiles. 1998. V&A Publishing: p. 78, pl. 61.
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 5388(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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