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Fragment of shawl (Lungi)
Fragment of shawl (Lungi)

Fragment of shawl (Lungi)

19th century
Object PlaceAgra, India
Medium/TechniqueCotton plain-weave, wood-block printed
DimensionsOverall: 43.8 x 68.1cm (17 1/4 x 26 13/16in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Laura Norcross (Mrs. Kingsmill Marrs)
Accession number89.424
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceGift from Miss Laura Norcross (Mrs. Kingsmill Marrs) to the MFA, October 21, 1889
Handkerchief
early 19th century
Handkerchief
late 18th to early 19th century
Handkerchief
late 18th to early 19th century
Woman's shawl
late 18th to early 19th century
late 19th to early 20th century
Head wrapper (iket kepala)
Late 19th to early 20th century
Detail: pattern
About 1785, altered at a later date
late 18th century to early 19th century