Bukani, Groom’s Head Cloth

2008.22.0085

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Artifact Identification Bukani, Groom’s Head Cloth   (2008.22.0085)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Ceremonial Artifacts
  4. :
  5. Wedding Objects
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Contemporary
Date Late 20th Century
Culture Kachhi Rabari, Bhopa Rabari, Rewari
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Width) 153.4 cm
Dimension 2 (Length) 16.9 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) .25 cm
Weight 124 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Glass, Pigment--Dye, Textile
Manufacturing Processes Cutting, Dyeing, Embroidering, Cutting--Glass, Inlaying, Inserting, Joining, Sewing, Stringing, Weaving, Wrapping

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Frater, Judy. Threads of Identity: Embroidery and Adornment of the Nomadic Rabaris. Middletown, NJ: Grantha Corporation, 1995.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Kieffer-Lopez Collection
Reproduction No

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