Blouse
Item number Ef210 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Blue and dark red machine made cotton textile has been hand embroidered and hand sewn. Partially lined with light green floral print cotton fabric. Two large orange squares below bustline, decorated with metal thread, and other traditional stylized designs, both floral and geometric, are inset with small pieces of mirror. Extensive use of chain, buttonhole, plain, satin, and square stitches in orange, blue, green white, black, red, and silver.
History Of Use
Front section of a wedding blouse or 'choli' and an example of the finest embroidery done in India today. Design is traditional to area of northwestern India. Cloth is sometimes referred to as 'cutch bharat' embroidery. Young women usually create these for their own wedding costumes and as examples of their domestic skill. Blouse is usually finished with 4-5 cm. wide section on each side for support and is worn leaving back bare. Costume is completed with skirt, ghaghra.
Item History
- Made in Gujarat, India before 1975
- Collected during 1975
- Owned by Stephen Inglis before December 2, 1977
- Received from Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) and Stephen Inglis (Seller) on December 2, 1977
What
- Name
- Blouse
- Identification Number
- Ef210
- Type of Item
- blouse
- Material
- cotton fibre, glass, silver alloy metal, metal and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- machine woven and embroidered
- Overall
- height 78.5 cm, width 53.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Gujarat, India
Who
- Culture
- Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
- Previous Owner
- Stephen Inglis
- Received from
- Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) and Stephen Inglis (Seller)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1975
- Collection Date
- during 1975
- Ownership Date
- before December 2, 1977
- Acquisition Date
- on December 2, 1977
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0411/0140
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