Title
Cotton cloth
Year/Period
18th or 19th century
Region
Sri Lanka (Ceylon)
Object Type
Technique
Dimension
Gross measurement: 88.8 x 89.1 cm
Accession No.
2015-00481
Collection of
This cloth, perhaps a table or hanging cloth, is mordant and resist-dyed in shades of red. The floral medallion in the centre is surrounded by repeated designs of horses, and an elephant with a woman behind. These are perhaps from the same stencil, but differently coloured. The women on the cloth wear the long rectangular cloth called a tuppotiya, a garment commonly worn in Sri Lanka. This, and the look of the figures and animals, suggests this cloth was designed in Sri Lanka.
