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Man's shawl (dupatta)
Indian
17th century
Object Place: India
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain-weave, hand-painted with pigments
Dimensions
64.5 x 241 cm (25 3/8 x 94 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number28.56
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionMan's shawl (dupatta) of plain-weave cotton with cream white central field with narrow border along each side of fleur-de-lis growing from undulating vine on a cream ground; across each end is a deep border with row of seven boteh motifs composed of plants bearing fleur-de-lis in pinkish-red with yellowish- green leaves.
ProvenancePurchased by the MFA, March 1, 1928