Object class: Beads (pierced objects) / Collector: Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia / Donor: Mrs. Mani Hakim - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Beads (pierced objects) Collector Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia Donor Mrs. Mani Hakim

Hearst Museum object titled Beaded belt, accession number 9-12037a,b, described as Sari border; beaded in tones of grey, white, yellow and green on black velvet ribbon; floral motifs; attached to silk saris by Parsi women. the longer piece goes around the bottom hem, the shorter edges only those parts brought over the chest and shoulders and/or head. Beaded borders were about the only kind traditionally permitted menstruating women, since their colors did not run after the mandatory post-menstrual washing of all clothing.