Object: Sari
Date: 1940s
Medium: Pink silk chiffon and paillettes
Country: India
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. Edward Pope
Object number: 92.132.9A
Descriptionsari, pink / peach silk chiffon with large leaves in mauve paillettes (sequins)
Label Text:The sari is a draped textile worn by women throughout South Asia. This sari was worn by Princess Niloufer Farhat Begum Saheba of Hyderabad (1916-1989). As the consort of an Indian prince, she was required to wear saris, but having grown up in France, she often commissioned designs that reflected a Western fashion sensibility in their color, motif, and placement of embellishment.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Exoticism