Shawl of fine woven natural wool hand-painted with all-over patterned bands of prayer-niche architectural designs with plant and cone motifs

Title
Shawl of fine woven natural wool hand-painted with all-over patterned bands of prayer-niche architectural designs with plant and cone motifs
LC Subject
accessories (object genre)
Description
Shawl of fine woven natural wool hand-painted with very detailed all-over patterned bands of prayer-niche architectural designs with plant and cone motifs; stylized designs at each inner corner; main colors of warm reds, mustard yellow, black, blues, and orange; tiny fringed edges; square shape.
Provenance
Source of acquisition: Department Purchase
Work Type
shawls
Location
India
Date
1801/1900
Identifier
1947.004.003
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Wool
Technique
Hand-printed
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University
Note
A square shape shawl is known as, Kussaba.