Costume Doll
ca. 1867 (made)
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Costume doll representing a man from Gujarat. Unidentifed armature and stuffing covered in cotton fabric. Dressed in a white cotton dhoti with dark purple and silver-gilt wrapped thread borders. Robe (angarkha) of green felted wool trimmed with crimped metal strip and gota. Waist sash of magenta silk with brocaded floral medallions in metal-wrapped thread and trimmed with gota, tied around waist and thrown back over shoulders. Turban of wrapped white cotton with metal-wrapped thread ends, covering slightly protruding hair of black cotton thread. Face embroidered with eyes, eyebrows, tilak, moustache and mouth. Remains of adhesive on ears and hands implying missing jewellery. Red velvet sword edged with crimped metal strip held in left hand, with gota hilt and hanging tassels (now detached). Fingers and toes tipped with red fabric.
Object details
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| Brief description | Costume doll representing a Gujarati man, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, c.1867; Textiles; Dolls |
| Physical description | Costume doll representing a man from Gujarat. Unidentifed armature and stuffing covered in cotton fabric. Dressed in a white cotton dhoti with dark purple and silver-gilt wrapped thread borders. Robe (angarkha) of green felted wool trimmed with crimped metal strip and gota. Waist sash of magenta silk with brocaded floral medallions in metal-wrapped thread and trimmed with gota, tied around waist and thrown back over shoulders. Turban of wrapped white cotton with metal-wrapped thread ends, covering slightly protruding hair of black cotton thread. Face embroidered with eyes, eyebrows, tilak, moustache and mouth. Remains of adhesive on ears and hands implying missing jewellery. Red velvet sword edged with crimped metal strip held in left hand, with gota hilt and hanging tassels (now detached). Fingers and toes tipped with red fabric. |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum in 1879. Slip book entry 5846: 'Dressed Doll/Benares, Bengal Price Rs 7/1867/Original no.4268/costume of native of Guzerat, male.' |
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| Other number | 5846 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 6859(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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