Dupatta
date: label: date made
content: 1980-1990
notes: label: Description
content: This dupatta is made of a purple silk border with a sheer, white fabric center. The purple border has gold metallic embroidery featuring lotus flowers and leaves. The sheer fabric has lotus flowers embroidered in gold and purple thread. This is part of a costume set with 2015.0237.10a,b,d,e
label: Description
content: Outfit worn in a fashion show in the U.S., probably between 1980-1990. An oral history was conducted with this donor. An unedited transcript of this oral history is available for scholarly research through the Archives Center of the National Museum of American History. The collection is "Family of Voices Oral History Project" and it is collection number AC 1365.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Costume
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Costume
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content: Cultures & Communities
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Ray and Shaista Mahmood
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2015.0237.10c
label: catalog number
content: 2015.0237.10c
label: accession number
content: 2015.0237
objectType: label: Object Name
content: shawl
label: Object Name
content: scarf
label: Object Name
content: dupatta
label: Object Name
content: fabric
label: Object Type
content: Scarf
label: Object Type
content: Woman
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 90 in x 44 3/4 in; 228.6 cm x 113.665 cm