Shawl Item Number: Ef255 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Ikat dyed design on fine woven black cotton. Two bands at each end display weft ikat dyed geometric motif. These are offset by solid bands of red or green and a multistrand cotton in red, white, and yellow is interwoven in a checkered design. A tiny motif in white or red is embroidered at wide intervals on centre field. Ends have two rows of only warp threads.
History Of Use
Weft ikat dyed textiles of Orissa are considered to be technically outstanding. Typical Orissa ikat patterns have relatively smooth outlines because of small sets of identically patterned weft yarns. Traditional Orissa ikats are large, mostly for saris, door hangings, and shawls. The chaddar is the most common type of outdoor garment worn during short winter seasons in India, on cool mornings or evenings. This chaddar was purchased in Puri.
Item History
- Made in Cuttack, Odisha, 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
- Shawl
- Identification Number
- Ef255
- Type of Item
- shawl
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven and dyed
- Overall
- height 172.5 cm, width 90.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Indian
- Previous Owner
- Stephen Inglis
- Received from
- Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) and Stephen Inglis (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Cuttack, Odisha, India
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
- 0411/0150