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Narrative Textile Depicting Avatars of Vishnu (Vrindavani Vastra) circa 1570

Not on view
Vertical textile with crimson-red ground, woven with horizontal bands of yellow human figures, animals, and circular eye-like motifs in marigold, green, and white
Title
Narrative Textile Depicting Avatars of Vishnu (Vrindavani Vastra)
Place Made
India, Assam, Barpeta
Date Made
circa 1570
Medium
Silk plain weave with silk supplementary weft patterning bound in twill (lampas)
Dimensions
92 × 31 1/2 in. (233.68 × 80.01 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
AC1995.94.1
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Crill, Rosemary. "Variety & Virtuosity." Hali 185 (2015): 56-67.
  • Crill, Rosemary, ed. The Fabric of India. London: V & A Publishing, 2015.