| Native Name | Dupatta |
| Object Number | 43-12-75 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Indian |
| Provenience | India |
| Period | 20th Century | 19th Century |
| Date Made | Late 19th or Early 20th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Cotton | Paste | Metal |
| Technique | Printed | Khari | Dyed | Woven | Sewn |
| Iconography | Floral | Leaves | Buta | Boteh |
| Description | Pink cotton with gold laid on in narrow conventionalized floral border all around and in widely spaced leaf motifs. Two widths sewn together. Dyed, plain-weave cotton printed using the khari technique. Design is applied with roghan (an adhesive mixture) mixed with metallic powders such as ground mica or glitter, and stenciled on with a brass stencil (sancha). The stencil perforated with design and pressed through the holes on to the surface. This method is a much more cost-effective imitation of both zardozi embroidery and amru brocade (see 88-16-40 in our collection). |
| Length | 244 cm |
| Width | 153 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Mrs. Frances E. (Harry) Markoe, 1943 |
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