Prayer mat; white cotton cloth printed in red, yellow, black, green, brown architectural and floral motif; Length 100 cm.; Width 69 cm.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Nathdwara, Udaipur district, Rajasthan
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Rajasthan, Udaipur District, Nathdwara
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
October 1969
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
For use while praying. Made by men, women of the 'chimpa' caste of Muslims (dyers).
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 100 centimeters and width 69 centimeters
Loans:
S1981-1982 #12: University of California, Davis/Pat Charley (November 16, 1981–December 1, 1981)