Collection place: India / Materials: Weft [reassign] / Function: 2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 9-21552, described as Man’s robe; off-white, sleeveless robe. Twill weave; gold supplemental weft designs and braid along front opening, shoulders and armholes; 3 stripes of gold near center of each front; 52.5 cm x 15.75 cm gold chevron with flame-like extensions ending in leaf-like sahpeas at shoulders; supplemental weft gold stripe extending 32 cm from shoulder; 15 cm gold stripe under each armhole; back covered with similar shapes as front; 59 cm x 69.5 cm central panel; 2 9 cm x 48 cm shapes on side of center panel; hem of back has 61 cm x 28.5 cm gold flame-like extensions ending with leaf-like shapes; special braiding around neck edge; paper interfacing on back neckline

Hearst Museum object titled Shawl, accession number 9-21465, described as Shawl: Very small black center with large curving designs radiating out to each corner, surrounded by smaller curving shapes including paisleys; border on all sides with small medallion shapes; red orange, black, green, gray; warp ends have additional border of rectangles and dome-shapeds filled with floral designs; remants of warp fringe at ends. L=175cm x W=171cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Shawl, accession number 9-21466, described as Shawl: Predominately red orange with multicolor patterns; very large curving shapes radiating out from black, star-like, center to corners and sides, top and bottom; filled with small paisleys and floral designs; whole surrounded by 4 borders, two wide, two narrow; additional border of rectangles at warp ends; each solid ground color with curving floral designs; warp fringe in colors of solid ground, small embroidered inscription in center black field. L=191cm x W=188cm, plus 7cm fringe.