Skirt

A163

From: India | Nerhama

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number A163
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Indian
Provenience India | Nerhama
Date Made 1800-1900
Section Asian
Materials Cotton
Description

Famhu. Worn by women. Rectangular made from four panels. Two central panels are natural color with two sets of compound stripes in blue and orange. Two outer panels are black ground with two sets of three horizontal stripes toward the outer edges and two single horizontal stripes toward the center, all in orange. Six blocks of zigzags in orange and blue around the center. Fringe at one end.

Length 148 cm
Width 73 cm
Credit Line Gift of William Henry Furness 3rd, Hiram M. Hiller, and Alfred Craven Harrison Jr., 1900

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