Scarf of pale green and cerise silk batiste with Bandhani tie-dye designs

Title
Scarf of pale green and cerise silk batiste with Bandhani tie-dye designs
LC Subject
accessories (object genre)
Description
Scarf of pale green and cerise silk batiste with Bandhani tie-dye designs of blue, red and white dots; sheer gossamer fabric has gathered wrinkled texture from the tie-dye; main body is green with cerise ends.
Provenance
Source of acquisition: Founders
Motif
Flowers and circles of dots
Work Type
scarves (costume accessories)
Location
Jaipur >> Jaipur district >> Rajasthan >> India
Date
1901/2000
Identifier
1900.004.117
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Silk Batiste
Technique
Bandhani tie-dye technique Resist dying
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University
Note
Bandhani: tiny dots are tied and then dyed. Similar to Shibori technique of Japan.