Sari of fine striated cotton with Kasuti embroidery in red and green threads
- Title
- Sari of fine striated cotton with Kasuti embroidery in red and green threads
- LC Subject
- main garments
- Donor
- Petzel, Florence Eloise
- Description
- Sari of fine striated cotton with Kasuti embroidery in red and green threads; linear designs of lace-like intricacy in diamond and geometric motifs.
- Motif
- Intricate diamond patterns
- Work Type
- saris (garments)
- Location
- Hubli >> Dharwad district >> Karnataka >> India
- Date
- 1901/2000
- Identifier
- 1986.014.001
- Rights
- In Copyright
- License
- Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Material
- Cotton
- Technique
- Kasuti embroidery Extra weft threads create a striated look
- Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Primary Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Note
- Kasuti embroidery is practiced in the state of Karnataka, India. Dharwar is a city in Karnataka. Kasuti embroidery is very labor intensive and produces intricate, lace-like designs that are identical on both sides.
