woman's headcloth (orhni)

woman's headcloth (orhni) , 1800s–early 1900s

Where object was made: Bikaner, Rajasthan, India

Material/technique: wool; mirror; cotton; tabby; embroidering

Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial

Accession number: 1928.0879

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Exhibition Label:
“Flowers, Dragons and Pine Trees: Asian Textiles in the Spencer Museum of Art,” Nov-2005, Mary Dusenbury
This orhni was woven and embroidered by tribal women from Bikaner in the Thar Desert of northern Rajasthan. They were known for the high quality of their wool fiber and for their fine workmanship.