1881~ / 1882~, Varanasi
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1881~ / 1882~, Varanasi
- Identifier
- IS.906-1883
- Collection
- Technique
- Depiction
- Dimension
- 306 cm (length)150 cm (width)
- Production time
- Production place
- Type of object
Description
Intended for use as a garment, clothing.
Textile, shawl, woven silk, gold-wrapped thread brocade, Varanasi, ca. 1881-1882
Shawl, dark red silk, brocaded with gold-wrapped thread in a regular stylised floral motif, large floral buta in the corners; a border of lighter red with diagonal stripes of gold brocade, deep end borders of gold-wrapped thread in geometric designs, gold-wrapped thread in borders. Complete piece.
