Native Name | Ghagra |
Object Number | A617 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Indian |
Provenience | India | Gujarat | Kutch |
Period | 19th Century |
Date Made | 19th Century |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Satin | Silk | Mirrors |
Technique | Embroidered |
Iconography | Floral | Bird | Peacock |
Description | Two gold colored panels, the lower of which has embroidered flowers in pink, blue, white and red with mirrors attached. Border along the hem with birds and mirrors. Waistband has black satin lining sewn on with white thread. Two parallel pink stripes running vertically down one side. The embroidered design has been drawn on first, and parts of the drawing have been ignored, with the embroidery being deliberately shifted. Silk satin (gajji) ground may be from China. |
Length | 97 cm |
Width | 67 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from F. P. Bhumgara & Company, 1904 |
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