Gamosa of natural white and red woven cotton
- Title
- Gamosa of natural white and red woven cotton
- LC Subject
- accessories (object genre)
- Donor
- Simmerville, Clara L.
- Description
- Gamosa of natural white and red woven cotton with main body of white cotton bordered by red stripes; one end has a woven band of red stemmed flowers in a graphic design; design is elongated.
- Motif
- Geometric stemmed flower
- Work Type
- scarves (costume accessories)
- Location
- Assam >> India
- Date
- 1901/2000
- Identifier
- 1990.002.092
- Rights
- In Copyright
- License
- Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Material
- Cotton
- Technique
- Hand-woven
- Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Primary Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Note
- Gamosa is a textile of great significance in Assam, India. It is used on the alter, or as a head wrap, loin cloth, or neck scarf. They can be used to wipe sweat or to dry off after bathing as purification. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamosa
