Blouse

Description

Blouse (kapdah) in the short, backless, Kanebi style for a married woman, light green and crimson silk embroidered in coloured silks: India, Gujarat, Kutch, Mandri, c. 1950

Museum reference

A.1982.860

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Blouse, Kapdah

Production information

Mochi embroiderers
Kutch, Gujarat, India, South Asia

Date

c. 1950

Style / Culture

Mandri

Materials

Silk

Physical description

Olive green and crimson silk embroidered in coloured silks

Exhibitions

• Patterns of Life (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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