Bukani
Name/Title
BukaniEntry/Object ID
2023.3.273Description
Man's Turban Holder or shoulder cloth. Single piece of cloth with unusual yellow-green silk embroidery done with thread that appears to have been stained my something magenta colored before embroidery, no sign of stain on cloth. Peacocks with decorated tails stand face to face with a band of triangles between them on each on each half of the design. Couched black thread outlines the entire bukani with lines dividing the design at the center and decorating each of the ends of each half.Acquisition
Accession
2023.3Source or Donor
Vickie ElsonAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Vickie ElsonMade/Created
Artist
Unknown MakerTime Period
Mid-20th CenturyEthnography
Cultural Region
Country
IndiaCulture/Tribe
Sodha Rajput