Woman's head scarf (odhni)
early 19th century
Object PlaceVaranasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Medium/TechniqueSilk and metallic plain weave with warp ikat and both continuous and discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts; silk and metallic twill weave; tapestry weave
DimensionsOverall: 310.4 x 150cm (122 3/16 x 59 1/16in.)
Credit LineGift of Paul and Helen Bernat
Accession number1986.930
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Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
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ProvenanceGift from Helen and Paul Bernat to the MFA, January 21, 1987
19th century
late 18th to early 19th century
mid-19th century
about 1825
about 1830
about 1830
about 1825
about 1820