Export goods shawl
Name/Title
Export goods shawlEntry/Object ID
2023.3.140Description
This piece is from 1992 or 93 and is a lovely example. The way the gold and silver gave way to the use of white and mustard colored silk in the place of silver and gold in the traditional Persian designs that were the mainstay of the silk export goods, primarily for the European and American markets.Acquisition
Accession
2023.3Source or Donor
Vickie ElsonAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Vickie ElsonMade/Created
Artist
Unknown MakerTime Period
Late 20th CenturyEthnography
Cultural Region
City
VaranasiCountry
IndiaCulture/Tribe
Muslim Weavers