Dress
Tunic
43-12-114
From: India | Gujarat | Kutch
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Aba | Kurta | Kurti |
| Object Number | 43-12-114 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Indian |
| Provenience | India | Gujarat | Kutch |
| Period | 19th Century |
| Date Made | Late 19th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Satin | Silk | Mirrors |
| Technique | Embroidered | Dyed | Woven | Sewn |
| Iconography | Floral |
| Description | Green silk. Deep yoke front embroidered in a pattern of small circles enclosing mirrors in rose, blue, green, brown, white, yellow. Beyond this is an embroidered, stylized floral pattern in the same colors with larger mirros, and including couched-on embroidery. Narrow embroidered band around back of neck, and a very wide band the length of the sleeve. Shoulders slit, with small button on each side at the neck. See also A618. |
| Length | 111 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Mrs. Frances E. (Harry) Markoe, 1943 |
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