Skirt

A576

From: India | Sindh

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Ghagra
Object Number A576
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Indian
Provenience India | Sindh
Period 19th Century
Date Made 19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Silk
Technique Embroidered | Dyed | Woven | Sewn
Iconography Floral | Elephant | Bird
Description

Green ground, border at one end made of compound stripes of flowers and geometric designs. Skirt decorated with animal and floral motifs in red, yellow and green. One stripe near one side of the skirt in white and red.

Length 191 cm
Width 87 cm
Credit Line Purchased from F. P. Bhumgara & Company, 1904

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