Selected South Asia Holdings

Selected South Asia Holdings

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Research in Progress Against pale blue-green ground, a fine symmetrical design of cones and foliage in black, green, yellow, orange, red, and violet, with much free-shuttle outline. Triple guard border …


SIL: Smithsonian Libraries

Research in Progress Purple silk gauze embroidered in white silk in design of confronted birds and flowers. Two upper and one lower border.



SIL: Smithsonian Libraries

Copper-colored saree fragment has square compartments made of metallic thread that contain a single goose also in metallic thread.


SIL: Smithsonian Libraries

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SIL: Smithsonian Libraries

Research in Progress Mughal-type embroidery fragment with alternating rows of red-orange flowerheads and green and metal thread herringbone stripes.


SIL: Smithsonian Libraries

Research in Progress Unbleached plain weave cotton. Design in red and dull brown (possibly faded purple), stylized branch with pointed leaves; curved stem alternates with two types of fleuron formed …


SIL: Smithsonian Libraries

Research in Progress Coat of printed cotton, quilted. Combination of block and resist printing showing allover pattern of blue and brown floral buta on white ground.


SIL: Smithsonian Libraries

Research in Progress Three fragments of a floral spray on a speckled red ground. Component C may come from a different piece.


SIL: Smithsonian Libraries

White ground with close-set finely stylized floral serpentines and small floral sprigs in interspaces; in red, yellow, blue, blue-green, black. Narrow floral guard border on four sides. Warp-fringed ends.