Part of a Skirt
Late 19th century
- Medium
- Silk satin; embroidered in silk chain stitch
- Classification
- Costume and Accessories
- Dimensions
- 78.7 × 130.2 cm (31 × 51 1/4 in.)
- Culture
- India
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago, Textiles
- Credit line
- Gift of Mrs. Sarkis Katchadourian
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
View at the Art Institute of Chicago
About this work
Fine chain stitch embroidery has been a specialty of the Kutch region for centuries. This textile, decorated with a floral border and repeating pattern of dancing woman and large flowers, once formed part of a woman’s skirt.
Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0
