Title
Hand Embroidered Sadri Jacket
Year/Period
Early 20th century
Region
Western India
Material
Dimension
Object size: 53.2 x 43.7 cm
Accession No.
2015-02154
Collection of
This type of sleeveless jacket, called sadri would have been used by Muslim Memons of the Kutch and Saurashtra region. This sadri is heavily embellished with silver thread embroidery or zardozi, a popular form of textile ornamentation that uses silver or gold wire.
