Textile doll dressed in a dancer’s costume which signifies caste and regional style. The figure wears a blue and bright pink dress, with a white translucent apron and headdress. She holds cymbals in her hands. [PR [OPS move] 12/6/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Textile doll dressed in a dancer’s costume which signifies caste and regional style. The figure wears a blue and bright pink dress, with a white translucent apron and headdress. She holds cymbals in her hands. [PR [OPS move] 12/6/2017]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Manipur
Cultural groups: Meitei
Person: Field collector Maharaja Mayurdwajsinhji Meghrajji III; PRM source Maharaja Mayurdwajsinhji Meghrajji III
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1958
Date collected: By 1958
Acquisition information: Donated: 07/1958
Materials and processes: Material Textile, Material Pigment, Material Metal Wire, Material Foil Metal, Material Bead, Material String, Material Metal, Process Woven, Process Stitched, Process Coiled, Process Painted
Dimensions: Depth: max 55 mm, Height: max 320 mm, Width: max 170 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1958.7.7

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