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Woman's wrapper (sari)

2007
Object PlaceBarpali, Orissa, India
Medium/TechniqueCotton plain and tapestry weave with continuous supplementary patterning warps and wefts; discontinuous patterning wefts; weft and warp ikat
DimensionsHeight x width: 237 1/4 x 47 1/4 in. (602.6 x 120 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by Suzanne W. and Alan J. Dworsky
Accession number2008.136
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenancePurchased by Pam Parmal at STYASAI GRAMYA SHILPA SANGHA in Bhubaneswar, India, February 8, 2008; Purchased by the MFA (Accession date: April 23, 2008)
late 18th to early 19th century
Man's wrapper
mid 20th century
about 1860
Group shot: 99.664.80, 99.853, 59.427, 48.335, 45.911, 10.99, 49.430a, 49.430b
probably 1820–30
Woman's wrapper (sari)
Jaykrisha Meher
2008
about 1875
Sari fragment (border)
18th or early 19th century