Blouse; woman’s; multicolored embroidery in silk and cotton and mirror work on red cotton with red, black and yellow bias trim; short sleeved, open in the back (backless) with two ties at neckline; Length 60 cm; width 53 cm
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Sindh, Pakistan
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Sindh (now Pakistan)
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
1969-1970
Materials:
Cotton (textile) (cloth and thread) and Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Blouses (main garments)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
Worn with local skirt and head cover- While the choli could be made by the local tailor, a woman would probably embroider it herself. Made by Women at home or local tailors.