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Man's shawl (dupatta)
Woven by: Gopal Meher (Indian, 20th–21st century)
Designed by: Bankin Kumar Mishra (Indian, 20th century)
Designed by: Bankin Kumar Mishra (Indian, 20th century)
Indian (Orissa)
2007
Object Place: Athamallik, Madhapur, Anugul, Orissa, India
Medium/Technique
Silk plain weave with discontinuous supplementary wefts and continuous supplementary warps
Dimensions
Height x width: 90 1/2 x 37 1/2 in. (229.9 x 95.3 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Suzanne W. and Alan J. Dworsky
Accession Number2008.130
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSari with an off-white silk plain weave (mulberry warp and eri silk weft) field, patterned with orange/red circular forms. Longitudinal borders and pallu have rows of orange/red ovals with dots inside which form an "X" shape within a rectangle. Above and below these rows are smaller rows of squares which alternate in color from orange/red to off-white. Patterning is done with continuous supplementary warps in the borders and discontinuous supplementary wefts in the pallu and the field.
ProvenancePurchased by Pam Parmal at Radhika Exclusives in Orissa, India, February 8, 2008; Purchased by the MFA (Accession date: April 23, 2008)