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Start Over Donor Barbara E. Busch Culture or time period Gujarati people
Hearst Museum object titled Blouse, accession number 9-17551, described as Blouse; mirror fragments and varicolored cotton embroidery on indigo-dyed handspun plainweave (front) with two circles to fit over breasts; dark red handspun plainweave on sleeves; sides trimmed with red, yellow and blue green silk cloth with weft brocade; white cuff edge to cuff edge. CHECK
Hearst Museum object titled Head cover, accession number 9-14742, described as Head/torso cover: superfine partially mercerized cotton, undyed w/cochineal or madder embroidery; two looms widths sewn together; borders at narrow ends have alternating designs of flowering bushes and columnar-like figures; overall rosettes or roundels on body; fragile and disintegrating; W. 127 cm. x 208 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Hood, accession number 9-17552, described as Hood; mirrorwork and various embroideries in silk or rayon thread (ladder stitch, etc. ) in feather-like designs, on dark red cotton plainweave ground.
Hearst Museum object titled Tent hanging, accession number 9-17664, described as Tent hanging; appliqued and embroidered cloth with horses and god figures at top, 1 elephant and 1 bird below; (2) 1 g center discs; red and blue plainweave and multiple patches on while plainweave ground; triangle and scroll borders; cut out diamonds at base; worn; width 3 M, 1.87 cm
Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 9-17036, described as Textile; white cotton plainweave square w/block-printed design in center of Nandi (in brown); four conch shells are at the corners of the white field w/floral border in red, greem and purple); old stains. Handspun cotton in plainweave w/block-printed designs. India, Gujerat attr. (fide N. H.). Made ca. 1947-57 (fide Niloufer Hirschmann). 88 cm by 88 cm.

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