Embroidered Textile Item Number: 1228/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Embroidered, rectangular textile panel, heavily stitched in soft colours with cotton and silk thread on red cotton fabric. Very little of the background textile shows through the dense stitching. The design consists of rows of large circles, separated by narrow bands of black and yellow diamond motifs. Mirrors are incorporated into the design motifs. Three edges of the rectangle are finished with five rows of multicoloured (teal, light blue, magenta, chartreuse, green) cotton binding (machine stitched). One long edge is raw, with the remnants of machine stitches where something has been removed. One end of the panel has a border motif of circles, mirrors and diamond shapes. The embroidery is underlined with scraps of multicoloured textile.

History Of Use

This panel is the upper portion of a toran, which is a rectangular, decorative frieze used to adorn doorways on special occasions for good luck.

Item History

What

Name
Embroidered Textile
Identification Number
1228/2
Type of Item
textile
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre, glass, silver alloy metal ? and dye
Manufacturing Technique
cut, sewn and embroidered
Overall
height 180.0 cm, width 26.0 cm

Who

Culture
Rabari ?
Previous Owner
Alan Davidson
Received from
Alan Davidson (Seller), Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) and Ruth Read Bequest (Funding source)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
Rajasthan, India ? or Gujarat, India ?

When

Creation Date
before August 14, 1987
Ownership Date
before August 14, 1987
Acquisition Date
on August 14, 1987

Other

Item Classes
textiles
Condition
fair
Accession Number
1228/0002