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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection CollectionSouth & Southeast Asian Collection Object numberS1964-0010-002-0 TitleTelia rumal ('oiled square') - C DescriptionSuch square double ikats were produced in Andra Pradesh for use as head cloths by Muslim men. They were exported for generations to Pakistan, Bangladesh, the Middle East, East Africa, Burma, and probably to Southeast Asia. The warps are tied ready for dyeing at their full length, whereas the wefts are tied in groups on a frame, fanning out to form the segment of a cricle from a central peg.Used as head cloth. Center field at square grids enclosing floral pattern, Broad red borders with white stripes Production placeIndia, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh - C Production date 1900 - 1999 Production periodMid 20th Century Object categoryClothing/Jewellery/Accessories, Textile MaterialCotton, Textile, Dye TechniqueDouble Ikat, Ikat, Resist Dyeing, Weaving Dimensions L: 116 cm W: 109 cm

CollectionSouth & Southeast Asian Collection

Object numberS1964-0010-002-0

TitleTelia rumal ('oiled square') - C

DescriptionSuch square double ikats were produced in Andra Pradesh for use as head cloths by Muslim men. They were exported for generations to Pakistan, Bangladesh, the Middle East, East Africa, Burma, and probably to Southeast Asia. The warps are tied ready for dyeing at their full length, whereas the wefts are tied in groups on a frame, fanning out to form the segment of a cricle from a central peg.Used as head cloth. Center field at square grids enclosing floral pattern, Broad red borders with white stripes

Production placeIndia, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh - C

Production date 1900 - 1999

Production periodMid 20th Century

Object categoryClothing/Jewellery/Accessories, Textile

MaterialCotton, Textile, Dye

TechniqueDouble Ikat, Ikat, Resist Dyeing, Weaving

Dimensions

L: 116 cm
W: 109 cm

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