Hanging Item Number: Ef403 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular with eleven hanging pendants, all lined with brown. Edging and background is black except for far left brown pendant and rectangular edge. Upper three borders of rectangular portion are multi-coloured chevrons that are divided from mirrored border by undulating yellow twists filled with alternating red and green. Inside are two large, metal-edged mirrors, motifs in blue alternating with three fan shapes, and mirrors. Eleven mirrored pendants have various patterns.
History Of Use
Courtyard lintel decoration; welcome hanging during religious festivals, especially Divali.
Cultural Context
Festival; Hinduism.
Item History
- Made in Gujarat, India before January 30, 1985
- Owned by Milton Israel before January 30, 1985
- Received from Milton Israel (Donor) and Beverly Israel (Donor) on January 30, 1985
What
- Name
- Hanging
- Identification Number
- Ef403
- Type of Item
- hanging
- Material
- cotton fibre, mica mineral ?, metal and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven, lined and embroidered
- Overall
- height 116.5 cm, width 35.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
- Previous Owner
- Milton Israel
- Received from
- Milton Israel (Donor) and Beverly Israel (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Gujarat, India
When
- Creation Date
- before January 30, 1985
- Ownership Date
- before January 30, 1985
- Acquisition Date
- on January 30, 1985
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1029/0011