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Bride's ceremonial cloth
Bride's ceremonial cloth
Bride's ceremonial cloth

Bride's ceremonial cloth

Dateca. 1930
Place madeMAHARASHTRA, INDIA, SOUTH ASIA, ASIA
MediumCotton, cowrie shells
Dimensions19 5/16 x 19 5/16 in. (49 x 49 cm)
ClassificationsCeremonial use
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF collection, FA.1990.65.17
Object numberFA.1990.65.17
Description4 sqs. geometries in cntr panel. Cowrie shells divide sections. Wht. cttn. triang. appliq. divide sections. Bl., pieced, woven rectang. sections border cntrl. panel. Zigzag geomet. in grn., red, org., wht., Self fabric finding for hems.Cow-rie shells sewn to lie flat on edges. Desc. and Remarks Con't
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