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Woman's wrapper (sari)
Indian (Kerala)
2007
Object Place: Kerala, India
Medium/Technique
Silk plain weave with gold metallic warps in border and discontinuous supplementary silk and metallic patterning wefts
Dimensions
Height x width: 237 x 46 in. (602 x 116.8 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Suzanne W. and Alan J. Dworsky
Accession Number2008.128
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSari with white plain weave field with interspaced rows of gold metallic buds or flowers. There is one row of red and gold metallic peacocks on the field, just above the pallu. Borders are gold with red peacocks. Pallu has alternating rows of gold and white peacocks and interlocking diamond, and chevron patterning. There is additional red plain weave yardage included after the pallu for a woman's blouse.
ProvenancePurchased by Pam Parmal at The Tradition in Cochin, India, February 20, 2008; Purchased by the MFA (Accession date: April 23, 2008)