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Fragments from a woman's wrapper (sari)

early 19th century
Object PlaceMadura, India
Medium/TechniqueCotton weave, warp ikat with silk and gold metallic patterning warps in borders
DimensionsHeight x width: 5 1/8 x 8 7/16 in. (13 x 21.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy
Accession number25.577
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceGift from Ananda K. Coomaraswamy to the MFA, November 5, 1925
Le Nou-Rouz
Amedee Couder
1839
Restricted
A.D. 1000–1476
Tunic
A.D. 1000–1476
Restricted: For reference only
A.D. 1000–1476
late 18th to early 19th century
about 1835
about 1848
about 1848