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Unknown Maker, Indian

Odhani (woman's head covering),

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Indian, Gujarati

Title

Odhani (woman's head covering)

Medium

silk, metallic ribbon

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • silk,
  • metallic-wrapped thread; satin weave,
  • tie-dyed (bandhani)

Techniques

  • Silk,
  • metallic-wrapped thread; satin weave,
  • tie-dyed (bandhani)

Dimensions

Length: 219.7 cm (86 1/2 inches)

Place

Place Made: Gujarat; Place Made: Saurashtra; Place Made: Kutch; Place Made: Jamnagar

Type

  • Costume Accessories

Credit

Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

55.309

About

Odhani (woman's head covering)

Place Made: Gujarat; Place Made: Saurashtra; Place Made: Kutch; Place Made: Jamnagar

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Kutch Quilts from South Asia

November 19, 2010 - April 17, 2011

Bandhani to Batik

June 3 - October 16, 2005

Drawn from the Collection

September 20 - December 8, 1996

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Odhani (woman's head covering) with the accession number of 55.309. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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