Native Name | Odhni |
Object Number | A578 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Indian |
Provenience | India | Gujarat | Kutch |
Period | 19th Century |
Date Made | Late 19th Century |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Silk | Mirrors |
Technique | Embroidered | Dyed | Woven | Sewn |
Iconography | Floral |
Description | Orange satin cloth with embroidered flowers in purple, green, white and blue. Large central flower with two smaller half flowers, each with small mirrors attached, near a red border along all four sides. The small mirrors are fixed to the ground with the double buttonhole stitch. Two of the four borders have a line of repeating circles with mirrors in the center in red, white, orange, blue, red and green. This piece is worked with mochi bharat and incorporates pakko or pakkoh bharat (noticeable on the floral motifs). See also A579. |
Length | 243.84 cm |
Width | 182.88 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from F. P. Bhumgara & Company, 1904 |
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