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2008.82.3

Cloth worn by women. [MdeA 27/05/2009]

2008.82.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Cloth worn by women. [MdeA 27/05/2009]
Long description
Cloth worn by women. Cotton, predominantly white with red. There is a loosely woven square pattern in the weave. Down the two selvage edges of the textile is a red border of horizontal stripes, 50 mm wide. At both ends of the textile there is a band of red and white stripes running from selvage edge to selvage edge. Both ends of the textile are finished with three sets of three thin red horizontal stripes. The loosely woven square pattern has been kept and can be seen throughout the textile. The warp threads have been left long to form a fringe. [FC 8/6/2009]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Assam Chanaka Village
Person
Field collector Barbara Isaac
PRM source Barbara Isaac
Date / Period
Date made: Before 02/2007
Date collected
February 2007
Acquisition information
Donated: 29/02/2008
Materials and processes
Material Cotton Textile Plant, Material Cotton Yarn Plant, Process Woven
Dimensions
Width 990 mm, Length 280 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2008.82.3

Search terms: Textile, Clothing Textile, Skirt, Shawl

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