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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection CollectionSouth & Southeast Asian Collection Object numberS1967-0074-001-0 TitleSadlo (woman's wrap, worn over choli, "blouse", and petticoat in manner of sari) - C DescriptionDyeing starts with the lightest colour, usually white, followed by yellow, green, then red. Sometimes, at the end of the dyeing process, spots reserved in white or yellow are untied and darker colours, such as blue, are applied with a brush or by dip dyeing. The finished cloths are sold with their ties still intact to show that they are genuine bandhani and not printed imitations. Bandhani is an Indian tie-dye technique, sometimes called ‘chunari’ in Gujarat. Production placeIndia, Udaipur, Rajasthan - C Production period20th C, Early - Mid - C Object categoryClothing/Jewellery/Accessories, Textile MaterialCotton, Textile, Natural Dye, Dye TechniqueBandhani, Tie-dye, Resist Dyeing Dimensions L: 442 cm W: 114 cm

CollectionSouth & Southeast Asian Collection

Object numberS1967-0074-001-0

TitleSadlo (woman's wrap, worn over choli, "blouse", and petticoat in manner of sari) - C

DescriptionDyeing starts with the lightest colour, usually white, followed by yellow, green, then red. Sometimes, at the end of the dyeing process, spots reserved in white or yellow are untied and darker colours, such as blue, are applied with a brush or by dip dyeing. The finished cloths are sold with their ties still intact to show that they are genuine bandhani and not printed imitations. Bandhani is an Indian tie-dye technique, sometimes called ‘chunari’ in Gujarat.

Production placeIndia, Udaipur, Rajasthan - C

Production period20th C, Early - Mid - C

Object categoryClothing/Jewellery/Accessories, Textile

MaterialCotton, Textile, Natural Dye, Dye

TechniqueBandhani, Tie-dye, Resist Dyeing

Dimensions

L: 442 cm
W: 114 cm

Details