Textile
ca. 1867 (made)
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Hand loom woven silk with solid stripes alternating with toothed stripes using silver-wrapped thread (taar waro mothro weave).
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven silk and silver-wrapped thread |
| Brief description | Length of woven silk fabric with silver-wrapped thread, Sindh, Pakistan, ca. 1867 |
| Physical description | Hand loom woven silk with solid stripes alternating with toothed stripes using silver-wrapped thread (taar waro mothro weave). |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. 1880 Register Entry: [Case 23] '0630. SILK AND GOLD. (Two pieces.) "Luppa," Ahmedabad. 6494' -1880 register indicates two pieces of textiles, therefore this object is linked to 0630A/(IS) despite their differing production places. |
| Production | Hala or Nasapur, Hyderabad, Vicholo |
| Associated object | 0630A/(IS) (Shared Other number) |
| Bibliographic reference | Crill, Rosemary and Askari Nasreen. 'Colours of the Indus: Costume and Textiles of Pakistan'. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1998. 53p.,ill.89. Catalogue of the exhibition held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, 9 October 1997 - 29 March 1998. ISBN 1858940443. |
| Other number | 6494 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 0630(IS) |
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| Record created | November 7, 2002 |
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