Dress
Tunic
43-12-113
From: India | Gujarat | Kutch | Banni Region
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Aba | Kurta | Kurti |
| Object Number | 43-12-113 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Indian | Maldhari |
| Provenience | India | Gujarat | Kutch | Banni Region |
| Period | 20th Century | 19th Century |
| Date Made | Late 19th or early 20th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Silk | Mirrors |
| Technique | Embroidered | Dyed | Woven | Sewn |
| Iconography | Floral |
| Description | Yellow silk. Deep yoke embroidered in diamond pattern in white, deep rose and blue, with a tiny mirror in a the center of each diamond. Beyond this is an embroidered, stylized floral pattern in the same colors with larger mirrors, and including couched-on embroidery. Narrow embroidered band around back of neck; and very wide band, in three sections, the length of the sleeve. Shoulder slit with small button on each side at neck. The silk satin (gajji) ground may have been imported from China. See also A615. |
| Length | 117 cm |
| Width | 101 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Mrs. Frances E. (Harry) Markoe, 1943 |
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