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India: Gujarat, Surat, Surat
Hindu; Salvi caste; Anavil Brahman [?]
Sari fragment, patolu -- chhabadi bhat pattern (woman's)
19th century
Plain weave; Resist dyed, double ikat
Silk
23 1/4 in. x 20 in. (59.1 x 51 cm)
Elizabeth Bayley Willis Collection
TC 58.2-45
India: Gujarat, Surat, Surat
Hindu; Salvi caste; Anavil Brahman [?]
Sari fragment, patolu -- chhabadi bhat pattern (woman's)
19th century
Plain weave; Resist dyed, double ikat
Silk
23 1/4 in. x 20 in. (59.1 x 51 cm)
Elizabeth Bayley Willis Collection
TC 58.2-45
Chhabadi bhat (a circle or basket containing flowers) is a very stylized floral arrangement. Evidence indicates that this pattern was used locally in India and for export. -- Label copy for Courtyard, Bazaar, Temple: Traditions of Textile Expression in India, Bellevue Art Museum, June 12 to July 25, 1982.
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