Selected South Asia Holdings

Selected South Asia Holdings

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Research in Progress Hanging ornament with a stuffed, beaded bird and an eight-pointed star that hang from a bead chain. Bird has seven beaded chains that dangle from it, four …


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Research in Progress Square table cover or hanging of dark blue cotton, backed with natural-colored cotton. Embroidered in purple, yellow, green, and white silk in solidly worked squares and triangles, …


SIL: Smithsonian Libraries

Research in Progress Finely woven cotton with an all-over, repeating floral design of small sprays of exotic flowers and foliage in many colors on a white ground. Strong reds in …


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Research in Progress Portion of one end of a fabric showing blue heading and exotic flowers.


SIL: Smithsonian Libraries

Research in Progress Dark blue fragment with a floral border and a field with peacocks and leafy forms.


SIL: Smithsonian Libraries

Research in Progress Vertical panel with large colored scene. A flowered curtain drapes across the top over a wine party with four large figures in flowered robes. Small flowering tree …


SIL: Smithsonian Libraries

Research in Progress Sash of dark blue handwoven cotton, indigo dyed; narrow red stripe in warp. Pattern woven in weft direction of geometric forms and horizontal bars containing squared fret …


SIL: Smithsonian Libraries

Research in Progress Semi-tailored dress made of pieces of red satin with flared skirt and tight-fitting sleeves. Gold and silver couched patterns closely packed cover the top of shoulders and …


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Research in Progress Pieced rectangular panel of fine white wool twill with deep borders on four sides of closely-set, right-facing peacocks with scrolled tails that alternate with small cypress trees …


SIL: Smithsonian Libraries

Research in Progress Metal strips, spikes and circles are set in a diagonal, stylized floral design interspersed with blank spaces of a wavy diamond shape.