Scarf of peach silk batiste with circular designs of dark pink, green and blue dots

Title
Scarf of peach silk batiste with circular designs of dark pink, green and blue dots
LC Subject
accessories (object genre)
Description
Scarf of peach silk batiste with circular designs of dark pink, green and blue dots created using the Bandhani tie-dye technique; silk has gathered, wrinkled texture from the tie-dye; sheer gossamer fabric.
Provenance
Source of acquisition: Founders
Motif
Circles of tiny dots
Work Type
scarves (costume accessories)
Location
India
Date
1901/2000
Identifier
0000.015.013
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Silk Batiste
Technique
Bandhani or Bandhej tie-dye 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. Pre-1946 acquisition.