Odhani
ca.1880 (made)
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This cotton tie-dyed odhani or headscarf from Ajmer, Rajasthan, is sadly faded, but still retains the crisp effect of its fine tying. The holes of the stitches that were used to gather up the borders before dyeing are clearly visible.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tie-dyed cotton |
| Brief description | Odhani, cotton, Ajmer, c. 1880 |
| Physical description | Cotton, tie-dyed odhani with stitch-resist dyed borders. This piece is unfortunately faded but still retains the crisp effect of its fine tying. The holes of the stitches that were used to gather up the borders prior to dyeing are clearly visible |
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| Summary | This cotton tie-dyed odhani or headscarf from Ajmer, Rajasthan, is sadly faded, but still retains the crisp effect of its fine tying. The holes of the stitches that were used to gather up the borders before dyeing are clearly visible. |
| 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. 79, cat. no. 58, ill. |
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| Accession number | IS.546-1883 |
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| Record created | December 13, 2002 |
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