Sari Item Number: 3295/20 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Brocade sari. Long rectangular fabric embroidered with brown thread and silver metallic thread. On one end, there is a section (77 cm long) of plain fabric with brown thread embroidered. The main panel down the length, slightly offset from centre, starts with two rows of large paisley separated by small rows of repeating patterns, then changes to a repeating floral pattern, bordered by repeating diamonds. The second largest panel has a smaller pattern of repeating flowers.
Narrative
Said to be a Banaras (Varanasi) sari. Purchased by Barbara Heller's mother, from the Maiwa Foundation in Vancouver.
Item History
- Made in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India ?
- Owned by Barbara Heller and Michael Karton before April 11, 2018
- Received from Barbara Heller (Donor) and Michael Karton (Donor) on April 11, 2018
What
- Name
- Sari
- Identification Number
- 3295/20
- Type of Item
- sari
- Material
- silk fibre and silver metal
- Overall
- height 548.5 cm, width 108.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
- Previous Owner
- Barbara Heller and Michael Karton
- Received from
- Barbara Heller (Donor) and Michael Karton (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India ?
When
- Ownership Date
- before April 11, 2018
- Acquisition Date
- on April 11, 2018
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3295/0020