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Woman's Tunic (Aba)late 19th century

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Textile garment, long burgundy dress displayed flat with arms extended, featuring dense mirrored-disc embroidery on a V-shaped chest panel and embroidered cuffs
Textile with dense shisha mirror embroidery on deep burgundy ground, featuring a V-shaped neckline bordered by multicolored chain-stitch bands; circular mirrors surrounded by pink and purple stitching form repeating grid patterns above, while leaf-shaped mirror clusters and gold appliqué flower motifs fill the lower yoke.
Embroidered textile garment laid flat, dark maroon ground densely covered with shisha mirror-work in circular medallions, cross-stitch borders, and floral motifs in pink, gold, and multicolor threads; decorative scalloped edge at left.
Textile with dense embroidery on dark red and black ground, featuring a large circular medallion of concentric floral and geometric bands with small inset mirrors, worked in gold, pink, white, and muted green threads.
Title
Woman's Tunic (Aba)
Place Made
India, Gujarat, Kutch
Date Made
late 19th century
Medium
Silk plain weave, tie-resist dyed (bandhani), with silk embroidery and applied mica
Dimensions
Center back length: 35 1/2 in. (90.17 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.2019.244.3
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles