Dupatta
date: label: date made
content: 1976
label: date made
content: 1985
notes: label: Description
content: This is a Pakistani Dupatta, or shawl. This is a large, rectangular shawl made with a blue silk border and a blue sheer center. The silk border is embroidered with a golden thread in a vine and flower motif with red and green centers in the flowers. The central, sheer fabric is embroidereed with a metallic thread in a three-leafed sprig pattern. This is part of a woman's costume set with numbers 2015.0237.08a,b,d,e,f.
label: Description
content: This blue outfit was worn by donor in 1985 in Lahore, Pakistan at the henna ceremoney at Flatties Hotel. The bride was the donor's sister-in-law. 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: used
content: Weddings
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: 2015.0237.08c
label: catalog number
content: 2015.0237.08c
label: accession number
content: 2015.0237
objectType: label: Object Name
content: scarf
label: Object Name
content: fabric
label: Object Name
content: shawl
label: Object Name
content: dupatta
label: Object Type
content: Woman
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 84 in x 48 in; 213.36 cm x 121.92 cm