Wall hanging

Museum number:

9-11270

Permalink:

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Alternate number:

490 (original number)

Accession number:

Acc.2696

Object count:

1

Description:

Wall hanging; multi-coloured silk embroidery and mirror work on white cotton ground; stylized floral and geometric designs, using a checkerboard theme; two loops for hanging; off-white cotton backing; length 70 cm, width 69.5 cm.

Donor:

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund

Collection place:

Gujarat State, India

Verbatim coll. place:

India, Gujerat

Culture or time period:

Gujarati people

Collector:

Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro

Collection date:

1969-1970

Materials:

Cotton (textile) and Silk

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Wall hangings

Function:

4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings

Accession date:

November 11, 1970

Context of use:

Hung on walls for decoration

Department:

Asia (except western Russia)

Dimensions:

length 70 centimeters and width 69.5 centimeters

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