Sari; textile
- Museum number:
- 9-21503
- Permalink:
- ark:/21549/hm21090021503
- Alternate number:
- MVC-0454 (previous number (MVC number, Mossman-Vitale collection))
- Accession number:
- Acc.4734
- Description:
- Sari; Magenta (red/blue) and primarily red weft, fine threads, resulting in moire effect; red floating weft forms geometric and floral patterning throughout much of the body of the textile. Narrow selvage bands of gold. Golden-yellow band border by turquoise bans finish one end. Wide turquoise flowal bands, border 7.3 cm wide golden-yellow leaf and flower motif on the opposing end. Warp ends have 1 or narrow gold-colored weft stripes finish each end
- Donor:
- Kathleen Vitale and Paul Vitale
- Collection place:
- India
- Verbatim coll. place:
- India and Ceylon
- Culture or time period:
- Indian
- Collector:
- Rachel Gould Mossman
- Materials:
- Silk
- Object type:
- ethnography
- Object class:
- Saris (garments)
- Function:
- 2.1 Daily Garb
- Accession date:
- June 23, 2006
- Context of use:
- woman's garment
- Department:
- Asia (except western Russia)
- Dimensions:
- width 121.92 centimeters and length 233.681 centimeters
- Comment:
- Conservation: several stains, curled selvages
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