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Woman's Wedding Sari19th century

Not on view
Long, narrow woven textile in deep brick red with an allover diamond lattice pattern in cream and gold across the central field, fringe at both short ends
Ikat-dyed textile with dense repeating diamond lattice pattern on a deep red ground, incorporating white, olive green, and golden yellow geometric motifs including rosettes, hooked forms, and cross shapes; horizontal striped border along the lower edge.

Unknown, Woman's Wedding Sari, 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Woman's Wedding Sari
Place Made
India, Gujarat, Patan
Date Made
19th century
Medium
Silk plain weave with warp-resist dye (patola) and metallic-thread supplementary weft
Dimensions
183 × 46 1/4 in. (464.82 × 117.48 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.71.37.2
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Peebles, Merrily. Court and Village: India's Textile Traditions. Santa Barbara, CA: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1981.