Selected South Asia Holdings

Selected South Asia Holdings

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Research in Progress Heavy rust red cotton heavily embroidered in multi-colored silks and mirrors. Many patterned borders run parallel to the central area which is worked in small detached geometric …


SIL: Smithsonian Libraries

Research in Progress Dark blue stylized plant forms with touches of lighter blue interlaced to form all-over small squat ogival pattern, in which tangent ogives are arranged in horizontal and …


SIL: Smithsonian Libraries

Research in Progress Deity


SIL: Smithsonian Libraries

Research in Progress Rectangular, with four palmette bracket feet. Hinged cover with high canted sides and flat top. Gold, decorated in translucent red, green and blue, and opaque white champleve …


SIL: Smithsonian Libraries

Research in Progress Filigree and modeled disks bordered with half-rings, on filigree form set with three turquoises.


SIL: Smithsonian Libraries

Research in Progress Package of ten circular, stacked plates of brown dried leaves stitched with grass twine; each plate molded with three sections and rounded rim.


SIL: Smithsonian Libraries

Research in Progress


SIL: Smithsonian Libraries

Research in Progress Wide scarf of thin silk with brillliant multicolored tie-dyed design. Both borders are black. Remainder of the piece in broad zigzags of green, cerise, blue and yellow …


SIL: Smithsonian Libraries

Research in Progress Fragile curving stems on a deep red background.


SIL: Smithsonian Libraries

Research in Progress Fragment of a narrow border pattern. Red silk with design of lozenge shapes in flat silver foil strips.