COSTUMES
India: Gujarat, Saurashtra
Moslem
Headcloth (odhani -- woman's)
1900 - 1933
Satin weave; Resist dyed, paste resist; Printed, hand blocked
Silk satin; Vegetable dye (indigo)
4 yds. 23 1/2 in. x 1 yd. 19 in. (4.26 x 1.4 m)
Elizabeth Bayley Willis Collection
TC 58.2-80

Floral motifs alternate with pad, the footprint of God, a religious symbol commonly seen in Indian textiles. Resist has also been applied with a brush in the inscription in the central bottom of the border. Inscriptions indicating ownership or codes developed by craftsmen are often seen in Gujarati textiles. -- Label copy for Courtyard, Bazaar, Temple:Traditions of Textile Expression in India, Bellevue Art Museum, June 12 to July 25, 1982.