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Temple Cloth

MOA: University of British Columbia

3515/3

Temple cloth with block printed image of a procession; characters alternate between a man holding a staff and a man on horseback. Both figures are holding swords in one hand and wearing elaborate robes and headpieces. The standing man is facing the right side of the cloth, the man on horseback is facing the left. Columns of shell-like motifs in background of scene, extending from top edge. Fan-like design along left side of image, striped oval-like shapes on right. Wide border, with chevrons throughout, along outer edges of cloth.

  • Specific Techniques

    Black mordant is used.

  • Narrative

    Collected by the donor in 1984 or 1988.

  • Type of Item cloth
  • Culture Indian
  • Material cotton fibre, dye
  • Measurements height 36.9 cm, width 133.0 cm (overall)
  • Creator Vadilal Lakhmanbhai
  • Previous Owner Dorothy Field
  • Received from Dorothy Field
  • Made in Ahmadabad
  • Creation Date between 1984 and 1988
  • Ownership Date before August 3, 2021
  • Acquisition Date on August 3, 2021
  • Item Classes textiles
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 3515/0003

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