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2003.9.157

Girl's cotton shawl length. Worn on special occasions as an outer garment

2003.9.157

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Collection type
Object
Description
Girl's cotton shawl length. Worn on special occasions as an outer garment
Long description
Girl's striped cotton shawl length in maroon, black, orange, green and metallic silver. Made on a pit loom. To wear on special occasions as an outer garment. [RJ 13/2/2003] Description added by [RJ 13/2/2003] - Balanced weave. Warp ends unfinished. Field is plain black with orange and silver bands. Warp end borders are decorated with two orange bands, one green band and one maroon band seperated by metallic silver and orange bands.
Geographical reference
Oman
Asia > Western Asia > Oman
Ash Sharqiyah Al Ashkhara
Person
Maker Hamid Sarhan Ali
Field collector Gigi Crocker Jones
PRM source Gigi Crocker Jones
Date / Period
Date made: Before 12/03/1989
Date collected
12 March 1989
Acquisition information
Donated: 2003
Materials and processes
Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Material Pigment, Material Yarn Metallic, Process Woven, Process Dyed
Dimensions
Width 780 mm, Length 2240 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2003.9.157 Other numbers: Field collector's catalogue number: Textile 242

Search terms: Clothing Textile, Ritual and Ceremonial, Status, Shawl

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