blouse; lady's cotton; applique, using scraps of multicoloured cotton; two multicoloured woven bands down the front; front opening, snap closures; fringed bottom; elbow length sleeves; Length 57 cm.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Udaipur district, Rajasthan, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Rajasthan, Udaipur District
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
February 1970
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Blouses (main garments)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
worn over local skirt, probably by women of lower castes. made by local tailors or women at home.