MVC-0439 (previous number (MVC number, Mossman-Vitale collection))
Accession number:
Acc.4734
Description:
Sari; lightweight plain weave cotton; royal blue with green and gold selvages; rows of small white two faced suppplemental weft flowers throughout; many white flowers between green and white border stripes make up front panel; weft color stripes mark off sections; temple pattern along green edging; green borders are heavier weaveq
Donor:
Kathleen Vitale and Paul Vitale
Collection place:
India
Verbatim coll. place:
India
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Rachel Gould Mossman
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Saris (garments)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
June 23, 2006
Context of use:
khandi sari, S. India, Woman;s clothing
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 498 centimeters and width 166.5 centimeters