Textile Item Number: B715 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Oblong, rectangular woven textile covered with elaborate, multicoloured embroidery. Large central red piece of cloth with two smaller rectangular pieces of blue cloth sewn to the ends. All three sections feature bilaterally symmetrical embroidery; two rectangular borders of curvilinear designs surrounding stylized floral designs in green, black, yellow and white with small mirrors sewn on in the centre of the flowers. The blue end pieces feature matching embroidery.
Cultural Context
Fabric is a dowry piece. Used as wall hangings, clothes etc.
Item History
- Made in Gujarat, India
- Collected during 1920
- Owned by Ron Nolan before August 9, 1972
- Received from Ron Nolan (Seller) and Ruth Read Bequest (Funding source) on August 9, 1972
What
- Name
- Textile
- Identification Number
- B715
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- embroidered
- Overall
- height 47.0 cm, width 95.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kutch
- Previous Owner
- Ron Nolan
- Received from
- Ron Nolan (Seller) and Ruth Read Bequest (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Gujarat, India
When
- Collection Date
- during 1920
- Ownership Date
- before August 9, 1972
- Acquisition Date
- on August 9, 1972
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0223/0001