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Fragment from a woman's wrapper (sari)

19th century
Object PlaceMadura, India
Medium/TechniqueCotton and silk plain weave, warp ikat with gold metallic continuous supplementary patterning wefts
DimensionsHeight x width: 5 1/8 x 8 7/8 in. (13 x 22.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy
Accession number25.578
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceGift from Ananda K. Coomaraswamy to the MFA, November 5, 1925
Woman's wrapper (sari)
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about 1860
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