Woman's robe.

Collection type: Object
Description: Woman's robe.
Long description: Woman's robe or dress made of sections of tie dyed woolen cloth. The bodice of the dress is ungathered. The sleves are long and are made up of five bands of different coloured tie dye textile. The bodice has a central opening to which has been attached on one side a flap of tie dyed textile. This flap has been edged in pale blue cotton textile. The skirt of the dress is gathered at the waist and is made up of strips of different colour tie dyed wool textile which have been sewn together vertically. The skirt has been hemmed with cotton textile which has been printed with a floral design. This textile is not visible from the outside of the dress. [MdeA 23/9/2002]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Jammu and Kashmir State Ladakh Rupshu
Person: Field collector Monisha Ahmed; PRM source Monisha Ahmed
Date / Period: Date made: Circa 1890
Date collected: July 2001
Acquisition information: Purchased: 2001
Materials and processes: Material Cotton Textile Plant, Material Cotton Yarn Plant, Material Wool Textile Animal, Process Woven, Process Stitched, Process Tie Resist Dyed
Object numbers: Accession number: 2001.60.2 Other numbers: 2

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