shawl
date: label: date made
content: 1986
notes: label: Description
content: Handmade, unlined shawl in a yellow-green lightweight silk. Edged all way around by a 2.5" wide band of trim made of gold colored threads and beads. Every 5" there is a red "flower" on a curving gold colored stem in the center of the trim. Edges of trim are straight sided. Trim set back from edge between 0.5" and 1.5". Ground of shawl is decorated all over w/gold tree of life design with two types of stylized red flowers made of wrapped wire. Short ends of shawl have rolled hem; longer edges are slightly raveling selvedge.
label: Description
content: Mac and Bubbly Duggal were married in New Delhi, India in 1986. The gown was designed by Bubbly using the traditional Indian body silhouette and pattern but the heavy gold embroidery pattern and thread along with the vibrant color combinations were selected by Bubbly. This dress was worn the day following the wedding when Bubbly was presented to family and friends of the House of Duggal, a customary Indian celebration. An oral history was conducted with the donor on April 6, 2016. 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," collection number AC 1365.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: India
topic: label: Subject
content: Asian
label: used
content: Weddings, Second Day
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Costume
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Manmohan Singh Duggal
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2016.0386.11
label: catalog number
content: 2016.0386.11
label: accession number
content: 2016.0386
objectType: label: Object Name
content: shawl
label: Object Name
content: shawl, wedding
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 41 in x 90 in; 104.14 cm x 228.6 cm