1867~, Bengaluru

1867~, Bengaluru

Description

Intended for use as a garment, clothing. Complete deep yellow silk sari, with fine red checks, one end has a deep yellow and lighter yellow border, with a fine red stripe, the other end has bands of bright pink with stripes of yellow and metal-wrapped thread. The side borders are plain yellow with stripes of white, green and pink. Textile, sari, woven silk, Bangalore, ca. 1867 CHECKED SARI This sari incorporates many south Indian characteristics: vivid colours, a checked pattern and a deep pallu (end border). To create the checks and silver bands, extra weft threads were added during weaving. The warp threads were resist-dyed to make the change from yellow to magenta. The intentionally blurred effect where the colour changes is also typical of south Indian weaving. Silk with silver-wrapped thread Bengaluru, Karnataka, about 1867 V&A: 6107 (IS) [03/10/2015-10/01/2016]