Sambalpuri Sari
early 20th century (made)
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Sari of brocaded cotton and silk and single ikat. The design includes checks, rows of animals, birds and fauna.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Brocaded cotton and silk, single ikat |
| Brief description | Woman's wrapped garment (sari), weft ikat dyed and woven cotton and silk, Odisha, early 20th century |
| Physical description | Sari of brocaded cotton and silk and single ikat. The design includes checks, rows of animals, birds and fauna. |
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| Credit line | Given by J. W. F. Morton |
| Object history | Collected in Orissa in 1921 by B.A. Collins. A label attached to the sari by B.A. Collins (whose identity is unknown, but who was living in Bihar, probably as an administrator), reads, 'Kubta (that is kupta: sari). Vegetable dyed. Ten years old and fgreqeuntly washed. Rs.3.8 to Rs.4 a yard'. |
| Bibliographic reference | Indian ikat textiles / Rosemary Crill. London: V&A Publications, 1998 Number: 1851772421
pp.104-105, pl.84 |
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| Accession number | IS.60-1966 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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