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Indian Gujarati

Odhani (woman's head covering), 1800s

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Indian

Title

Odhani (woman's head covering)

Year

1800s

Medium

Silk; satin weave, tie-dyed (bandhani), embroidered, mirror work

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • silk,
  • mirrors

Techniques

  • tie-dyeing,
  • embroidery,
  • embroidering,
  • embroidered,
  • satin weave,
  • mirrorwork

Dimensions

Length: 157.5 cm (62 inches)

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume Accessories

Credit

Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

55.272

Projects & Publications

Publications

Designing Traditions

Student Explorations in the Asian Textile Collection
Read Online

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Dyed Image

December 10, 1997 - March 8, 1998

Drawn from the Collection

September 20 - December 8, 1996

Embroideries of Desert India

October 15, 1993 - January 16, 1994

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Odhani (woman's head covering) with the accession number of 55.272. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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