Ceremonial cloth and sacred heirloom (palampore), with repeat motif of flowers and floral border



Ceremonial cloth and sacred heirloom (palampore), with repeat motif of flowers and floral border
1800-25
handspun cotton, natural dyes, block print and mordant dyeing
Place made
Coromandel coast (Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh), India, found in Sumatra, Indonesia
Medium
handspun cotton, natural dyes, block print and mordant dyeing
Dimensions
207.0 x 116.0 cm
143.0 x 12.0 cm (diam.) (rolled)
Credit line
Gift of Michael and Mary Abbott 1997
Accession number
974A44
Media category
Textile
Collection area
Asian art - India