Turban Item Number: 3231/8 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Cotton turban. Garment is thin and very long, made of light, fine fabric that is dyed in a regular patterns of diagonal lines in mottled red, light yellow-brown, and thinner lines of dark blue or black. Thin embroidered panels of metallic gold thread sits at each end of the garment.
Specific Techniques
Wrap resist-dyed 'leheriya' technique.
Item History
- Made in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India before 1930
- Collected during 1995
- Owned by Joanna Staniszkis before March 20, 2017
- Received from Joanna Staniszkis (Donor) on March 20, 2017
What
- Name
- Turban
- Identification Number
- 3231/8
- Type of Item
- turban
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- wrap-resist dyed
- Overall
- height 16.0 cm, width 510.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- North India
- Previous Owner
- Joanna Staniszkis
- Received from
- Joanna Staniszkis (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
When
- Creation Date
- before 1930
- Collection Date
- during 1995
- Ownership Date
- before March 20, 2017
- Acquisition Date
- on March 20, 2017
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3231/0008