DepartmentAsia

Bride's ceremonial cloth

NameBride's ceremonial cloth

CultureBanjara

Dateca. 1930

Place madeMAHARASHTRA, INDIA, SOUTH ASIA, ASIA

MediumCotton, cowrie shells

Dimensions19 5/16 x 19 5/16 in. (49 x 49 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF collection, FA.1990.65.17

Object numberFA.1990.65.17

Collections

Asia

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