Blouse

Museum number:
9-11218
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
1B (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
Woman's blouse; multi-coloured cotton and artificial silk scraps sewn together; ties in back; Length 21 cm.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Udaipur district, Rajasthan, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Rajasthan, Udaipur District, Mewar
Culture or time period:
Mewar
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
March 1969
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 with local skirt and head cover by Bhil women; blouses of this type serve as brassieres. Made by Mewari tailors or women at home.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 21 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Blouse, accession number 9-11218, described as Woman's blouse; multi-coloured cotton and artificial silk scraps sewn together; ties in back; Length 21 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Blouse, accession number 9-11218, described as Woman's blouse; multi-coloured cotton and artificial silk scraps sewn together; ties in back; Length 21 cm.

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