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Patola sari fragments
Fragments from a woman's wrapper (sari)
Patola sari fragments
Indian (Gujarati)
late 19th century
Object Place: Gujarat, India
Medium/Technique
Silk plain weave, double ikat with gold metallic discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts
Dimensions
Height x width: 26 9/16 x 15 3/8 in. (67.5 x 39 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy
Accession Number25.549
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionThree (two field pieces and one border) sari fragments that have been pieced together. The top piece includes its original red border with green, yellow and black weft ikat stripes. The attached field has a red ground with blue, white, and yellow meandering vines and flowers within octagons. The bottom field piece is the same colors, with stylized peepal leaves and flowers, at the bottom of the fragment are rows of ikat and metallic chevron patterning (discontinuous supplementary wefts). The border that has been attached along the left side of both field fragments is the same technique and motif as the top border.
ProvenanceGift from Ananda K. Coomaraswamy to the MFA, October 8, 1925