Temple cloth. Textile is block printed and dyed. Background colour is pale purple-pink, with dense designs in deep black. At centre is a buffalo with the torso and head of a male, holding in one hand a curved sword and a floral decal in the other. Above his back is the many-armed goddess Durga. Around this central image are repeating motifs showing fish, birds, musicians, dancers, hunters with bows, and women carrying water jugs on their heads. Edges have lines of triangles, floral motifs, and chevrons.

• History Of Use

  This cloth is the second in a series (along with 3199/1,3-4) showing the ancient mordant dying technique from this area of India.

• Specific Techniques

  Ferrous sulphate mordant technique used to fix the colour.

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• Type of Item textile
• Culture Gujarati
• Material cotton fibre, dye
• Measurements height 154.0 cm, width 254.0 cm (overall)

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• Creator Vadilal Lakhmanbhai
• Previous Owner Dorothy Field
• Received from Dorothy Field

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• Made in Ahmadabad

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• Creation Date during 1996
• Ownership Date before September 17, 2016
• Acquisition Date on September 17, 2016

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• Item Classes textiles
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3199/0002