Odhani or Bandhani (Veil worn over Head)

early 1900s

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Title: Odhani or Bandhani (Veil worn over Head)
Date Created: early 1900s
Physical Dimensions: Overall: 144.8 x 111.8 cm (57 x 44 in.)
Provenance: (A. K. Coomaraswamy).
Type: Textile
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1925.513
Medium: silk, tie-dyed (but not ironed flat) and embroidered with polychrome silk and flat strips of silver plaited with silk thread
Department: Textiles
Culture: Western India, Gujarat, Kachchh
Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Collection: Textiles
Accession Number: 1925.513

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