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[es-ES]Record tools[es-ES] [es-ES]Displays[es-ES]	[es-ES]Details[es-ES] Remove from selection Add to selection CollectionSouth & Southeast Asian Collection Número del objetoS1967-0092-002-0 TítuloYardage, known as ajarakh (from the Arabic azrak, "blue") - C DescripciónAjarakh from Rajasthan, like those from Gujarat, are patterned yardage worn at weddings by Muslim males or made into clothing for local use and export. Their patterns are entirely geometric, forming interlocking rosettes in red, blue and black on an off-white ground. Their manufacture is similar to that of Gujarat ajarakh. These fabrics had a tremendous impact on Southeast Asian textiles, especially Indonesian batiks featuring geometric designs. Lugar de producciónIndia, Gujarat - C Periodo de producción20th C, Mid - C Nombre del objetoTextile MaterialHomespun cotton, natural dyes TécnicaBlock-printed, mordant-dyed, mud resist - C Dimensiones L: 125.5 cm W: 50.2 cm

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CollectionSouth & Southeast Asian Collection

Número del objetoS1967-0092-002-0

TítuloYardage, known as ajarakh (from the Arabic azrak, "blue") - C

DescripciónAjarakh from Rajasthan, like those from Gujarat, are patterned yardage worn at weddings by Muslim males or made into clothing for local use and export. Their patterns are entirely geometric, forming interlocking rosettes in red, blue and black on an off-white ground. Their manufacture is similar to that of Gujarat ajarakh. These fabrics had a tremendous impact on Southeast Asian textiles, especially Indonesian batiks featuring geometric designs.

Lugar de producciónIndia, Gujarat - C

Periodo de producción20th C, Mid - C

Nombre del objetoTextile

MaterialHomespun cotton, natural dyes

TécnicaBlock-printed, mordant-dyed, mud resist - C

Dimensiones

L: 125.5 cm
W: 50.2 cm