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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection CollectionSouth & Southeast Asian Collection Object numberS1967-0066-001-0 TitleSquare cover or headcloth - C DescriptionA pair of 'rumal'.Some rumals were elongated rectangles rather than squares as shown here by the pair.Mainly use as coverlets for trays of gifts, clothes waved in salutation,and as fly-whisks.(Murphy,Tie-dyed Textiles of India p126.)( Murphy,Veronica and Grill, Rosemary.Tie-dyed Textiles of India.USA:Rizzoli International Publications Inc,1991) Bandhani is an Indian tie-dye technique, sometimes called ‘chunari’ in Gujarat. Production placeGujarat, India Production date 1900 - 1999 Production periodMid 20th Century Object categoryClothing/Accessories, Textile MaterialSilk, Textile, Synthetic Dye, Dye TechniqueBandhani, Tie-dye, Resist Dyeing Dimensions Length: 171 cm Width: 91 cm

CollectionSouth & Southeast Asian Collection

Object numberS1967-0066-001-0

TitleSquare cover or headcloth - C

DescriptionA pair of 'rumal'.Some rumals were elongated rectangles rather than squares as shown here by the pair.Mainly use as coverlets for trays of gifts, clothes waved in salutation,and as fly-whisks.(Murphy,Tie-dyed Textiles of India p126.)( Murphy,Veronica and Grill, Rosemary.Tie-dyed Textiles of India.USA:Rizzoli International Publications Inc,1991) Bandhani is an Indian tie-dye technique, sometimes called ‘chunari’ in Gujarat.

Production placeGujarat, India

Production date 1900 - 1999

Production periodMid 20th Century

Object categoryClothing/Accessories, Textile

MaterialSilk, Textile, Synthetic Dye, Dye

TechniqueBandhani, Tie-dye, Resist Dyeing

Dimensions

Length: 171 cm
Width: 91 cm