umbrella, ceremonial; sized cotton; a) umbrella and post; b) extension pole; outside is plain undecorated, the inside is colored cotton applique; with tassels; the making of applique canopies, fans, flags, and ceremonial umbrellas- like the specimen - is one of the many crafts that have developed around the temple town of Puri, where Krishna is worshipped as Jagannath
Donor:
Cost Plus Imports, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund, and unknown
Collection place:
Odisha State, India
Verbatim coll. place:
Puri
Culture or time period:
Indian
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Umbrellas
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama