wall hanging; multicolored silk and cotton embroidery and mirror work on white cotton with a block printed cotton backing in pink, purple and white; multicolored appliqué border; two loops for hanging; Length 92.5 cm., Width 93 cm.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Kutch, Gujarat State, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Gujarat, Kutch
Culture or time period:
Gujarati people
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
1969-1970
Materials:
Cotton (textile) and Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Wall hangings
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
As a wall hanging; reference cited below describes it as a prayer mat. the hanging loops make this less likely. Made by women.