MVC-0430 (previous number (MVC number, Mossman-Vitale collection))
Accession number:
Acc.4734
Description:
Tube skirt: Two pieces handsewn together the joined to form tube; plain weave; dark red with warp white ikat open ovals, with red, dark green, or yellow central areas; one broad central panel of dark blue/purple weft, creating iridescent effect, with sinuous white, vine-like patterns and red, yellow, and green flower shapes; woven pin-strip and ikot borders on top and bottom edges. L=113cm x W=94cm.
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:
Cotton (textile), Rayon, and Weft [reassign]
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Skirts (garments)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
June 23, 2006
Context of use:
woman's clothing
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 113 centimeters and width 94 centimeters
Comment:
Conservation: label glued to piece--"Tenuan Indonesia - Tjap Daftar No. 48042 - Rukem