Collection place: Kutch, Gujarat State, India / Culture or time period: Indo-Aryan peoples / Materials: Shell (animal material) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Blouse, accession number 9-11205, described as blouse; woman’s; multicolored embroidery and mirror work on magenta silk w/brown cotton backing; side pieces in pale green silk embroidered in human, floral and geometric motifs; sleeves of coarse yellow muslin embroidered with flowers; 4 red pompoms on body of garment; silk floss tassels in various colors and cowrie shells as trim on sleeves and lower edges; open in back; 2 ties trimmed with shells and tassel Length 71 cm., Width 50 cm.