Native Name | Pag | Paghri |
Object Number | 43-12-53 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Indian |
Provenience | India | Rajasthan |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Cotton |
Technique | Tie Dyed | Bandhani | Lahariya | Woven | Sewn |
Description | Fine, loosely woven cotton muslin turban tie-dyed with a wrap-resist technique called lahariya. The lahariya technique is performed by rangaris (professional dyers). Checkered pattern is called mothara. Sheer cotton. Tie dye. Red with narrow slanting, stripes of white, green, yellow and blue. Pulled in the dyeing. |
Length | 782 cm |
Width | 56 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Mrs. Frances E. (Harry) Markoe, 1943 |
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