Sari; silk georgette, dyed in several colours, then tie-dyed; Length approximately 506 cm., Width approximately 71 cm. (Unpressed.)
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Rajasthan, Jodhpur
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
1969-1970
Materials:
Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Saris (garments)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
Worn by women over a full-length slip and an abbreviated blouse. 'Bandhni' is a general term; 'chunari' or knot dyeing more specific. Made by men, women.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 506 centimeters and width 71 centimeters
Loans:
S1980-1981 #42: University of California, Davis/Victoria Rivers (January 9, 1981–March 13, 1981), S1980-1981 #61: University of California, Davis/Pat Hickman (April 13, 1981–May 29, 1981), S1981-1982 #11: Department of Environmental Design (UC Davis)/Victoria Rivers (September 24, 1981–December 1, 1981), S1982-1983 #14: University of California, Davis/Victoria Rivers (October 1, 1982–December 6, 1982), S1983-1984 #36: Department of Environmental Design (UC Davis)/Victoria Rivers (January 13, 1983–March 5, 1984), S1984-1985 #13: Department of Environmental Design (UC Davis)/Victoria Rivers (October 1, 1984–December 12, 1984), S1985-1986 #11: Department of Environmental Design (UC Davis)/Victoria Rivers (October 3, 1985–February 4, 1986), S1986-1987 #7: Department of Environmental Design (UC Davis) (September 29, 1986–December 1, 1986), S1987-1988 #19: Department of Environmental Design (UC Davis)/Victoria Rivers (September 1987–December 8, 1987), and S1988-1989 #15: Department of Environmental Design (UC Davis)/Victoria Rivers (1988–February 21, 1989)