COSTUMES
India: Gujarat
Sari fragment, patolu (woman's)
19th century
Plain weave; Resist dyed, double ikat
Silk; Vegetable dye (madder)
14 1/4 x 19 1/2 in. (36.2 x 49.5 cm)
Elizabeth Bayley Willis Collection
TC 58.2-33

The 'candelabrum' design seen in this pallu fragment is stylized. The great variety of floral patterning possible with the ikat technique can be seen in this small fragment. -- Label copy for Courtyard, Bazaar, Temple: Traditions of Textile Expression in India , Bellevue Art Museum, June 12 to July 25, 1982.