Sari

Museum number:
9-14859
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
Sari; greenish gold silk with red border and pallav (part that goes over the shoulder) brocaded in gilt, purple, and green paisley and floral motifs. Length: 540cm, Width: 114cm. Context: Worn wrapped around the waist and over one shoulder; this one would be for special occasions. Made by men, mostly Muslims. Brocaded saris like this one are known as Benarsi (i.e. "on the loom") embroidered.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Uttar Pradesh, India
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Saris (garments)
Function:
2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Sari, accession number 9-14859, described as Sari; greenish gold silk with red border and pallav (part that goes over the shoulder) brocaded in gilt, purple, and green paisley and floral motifs. Length: 540cm, Width: 114cm. Context: Worn wrapped around the waist and over one shoulder; this one would be for special occasions. Made by men, mostly Muslims. Brocaded saris like this one are known as Benarsi (i.e. "on the loom") embroidered.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sari, accession number 9-14859, described as Sari; greenish gold silk with red border and pallav (part that goes over the shoulder) brocaded in gilt, purple, and green paisley and floral motifs. Length: 540cm, Width: 114cm. Context: Worn wrapped around the waist and over one shoulder; this one would be for special occasions. Made by men, mostly Muslims. Brocaded saris like this one are known as Benarsi (i.e. "on the loom") embroidered.

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