Skirt

Museum number:
9-11225
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Alternate number:
382 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
skirt; gathered; dark red cotton, block printed in floral and imitation tie-dye motifs in yellow, white, green and pink; drawstring, waistband and hem in faded red cotton; Length 92 cm.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Rajasthan, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Rajasthan
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
February 1970
Materials:
Cotton (textile) and Pigment
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Skirts (garments)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
worn by lower caste women. print very typical of Saurashtra, Kutch in particular. made by tailors.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 92 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 9-11225, described as skirt; gathered; dark red cotton, block printed in floral and imitation tie-dye motifs in yellow, white, green and pink; drawstring, waistband and hem in faded red cotton; Length 92 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 9-11225, described as skirt; gathered; dark red cotton, block printed in floral and imitation tie-dye motifs in yellow, white, green and pink; drawstring, waistband and hem in faded red cotton; Length 92 cm.

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