[nb-NO]Details[nb-NO]
CollectionSouth & Southeast Asian Collection
[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]S1967-0094-001-0
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]Turban cloth known as leheria ('waves' in Hindi)
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]This turban cloth features a mulit-coloured, chequered pattern produced by rolling fabric diagonally and wrapping rubber bands of similar dye-resistant material at intervals. Opposing stripes are achieved by untying and rolling up the cloth from the next corner. In this way, a chequered pattern of intersecting daigonals results.
[nb-NO]Production place[nb-NO]India, Jaipur, Rajasthan - C
[nb-NO]Production period[nb-NO]20th C, Mid - C
[nb-NO]Object category[nb-NO]Clothing/Jewellery/Accessories, Textile
[nb-NO]Technique[nb-NO]Leheria, Tie-dye, Resist Dyeing
[nb-NO]Dimensions[nb-NO]
L: 205 cm
W: 99 cm
W: 99 cm

