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tie dyed fabric
Textile

tie dyed fabric

20th century

A piece of gauze cloth which has been tie-dyed green, yellow and red. The resist forming ties used in the pattern forming process, preventing parts of the fabric taking up dye, have been left in place...

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scarf
Textile

scarf

mid 20th-late 20th Century

A red, black and yellow tie dyed chiffon scarf, using the India technique of Bandhani. In the Bandhani technique small resist patterns are created by tying off small sections of fabric. In this sample...

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hat
Textile

hat

20th century

The crown of the hat is circular, with a strip of fabric around the outside to form a roughly cylindrical shape. A decoratively scalloped notch has been cut from the side. The entire surface of the ...

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hat
Textile

hat

20th century

The crown of the hat is circular, with a strip of fabric around the outside to form a roughly cylindrical shape. A decoratively scalloped notch has been cut from the side. It is intricately embroide...

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block print fabric
Textile

block print fabric

20th century

The complex patterning on this fabric has been hand block printed. A patterned border surrounds the various central pattern motifs. The patterning on this piece is made up of two separate identical ...

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ajrakh
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ajrakh

20th century

One of a pair of identical Ajrakh cloths, printed in red and blue with typical circle and star motifs on cotton fabric. The finer details of the design features geometrical shapes of 5 and 8 pointed s...

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