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CollectionSouth & Southeast Asian Collection
[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]S1967-0066-001-0
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]Square cover or headcloth - C
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]A 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.
[nb-NO]Production place[nb-NO]Gujarat, India
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO] 1900 - 1999
[nb-NO]Production period[nb-NO]Mid 20th Century
[nb-NO]Object category[nb-NO]Clothing/Accessories, Textile
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]Silk, Textile, Synthetic Dye, Dye
[nb-NO]Technique[nb-NO]Bandhani, Tie-dye, Resist Dyeing
[nb-NO]Dimensions[nb-NO]
Length: 171 cm
Width: 91 cm
Width: 91 cm
