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Man's Waist Sash (Patka)1700-1750

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Title
Man's Waist Sash (Patka)
Place Made
India, Mughal, possibly Ahmedabad
Date Made
1700-1750
Medium
Silk, cotton, and metallic wrapped yarns in both single and double weave with supplementary werft (brocade)
Dimensions
97 1/2 × 20 in. (247.65 × 50.8 cm)
Credit Line
From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase
Accession Number
M.79.9.8
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Rosenfield, John. The Arts of India and Nepal: The Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1966.
  • Peebles, Merrily. Court and Village: India's Textile Traditions. Santa Barbara, CA: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1981.

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