Odhani
1867 (made)
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The Museum acquired this magnificent cotton tie-dyed head-cover from the 1867 Exposition Universelle in Paris for £20.The design depicts lions, elephants and dancers around the central motif, which represents the traditional Hindu rasamandala, a circle of dancers.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tie-dyed cotton |
| Brief description | Cotton tie-dyed head-cover with gold brocade border, Jamnagar, 1867. |
| Physical description | Cotton tie-dyed head-cover with gold brocade border. The design consists of a densely-filled ground with lions, elephants and dancers around a central medallion with the traditional design of a circle of dancers ( rasamandala ) |
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| Object history | This magnificent head-cover was acquired from the 1867 Paris exhibition for the unusually large sum of £20. Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. Slip book entry 5669: 'Woman's garment / Chorsa [?] / Newanuggur, Bombay / Price £20 / 1867 / Original nos. 4 / Valued on account of the time and labour bestowed on it in the dyeing / Incredibly fine tie-dyeing'. |
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| Summary | The Museum acquired this magnificent cotton tie-dyed head-cover from the 1867 Exposition Universelle in Paris for £20.The design depicts lions, elephants and dancers around the central motif, which represents the traditional Hindu rasamandala, a circle of dancers. |
| Bibliographic reference | Tie-dyed textiles of India : tradition and trade / Veronica Murphy and Rosemary Crill. London: Victoria and Albert Museum :in association with Mapin Publishing, 1991 Number: 0944142303
p.34-35 ill. cat. no 4 |
| Other number | 5669 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 036(IS) |
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| Record created | November 22, 2002 |
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