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Jat Woman's Dress
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About this work
Pieces of mirror, called abhla in Hindi or shisha in Persian, were favorite embellishments to embroideries and accessories in western India and Afghanistan.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineJat Woman's Dress, 1800s. Western India, Gujarat, possibly Kutch. Silk embellished with mirror work and embroidered with silk in open-chain, stem, basket, and running stitch; overall: 129 x 103 cm (50 13/16 x 40 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1467
