- Object name(s):
- Prayer-shawl
- Brief description:
- Prayer-shawl or 'namabali', rectangular unbleached cotton block-printed with strings of sacred texts, mainly various names of Vishnu (hence 'namabali') in a grid pattern. The borders are adorned with 'Vishnu's footprint' ('Vishnupada'). Worn by Vaishnavite devotees of both sexes during their prayers also as a wrapper by devotees. Complete piece.
- Collection:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Associated concept:
- Textiles
- Associated concept:
- Religion
- Associated concept:
- Clothing
- Associated concept:
- Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project
- Associated concept:
- India Museum
- Content - concept:
- Hinduism
- Content - concept:
- footprints
- Content - concept:
- Hinduism
- Current reproduction location:
- https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2012FW3508/full/!100,100/0/default.jpg
- Location type:
- Thumbnail
- Dimension:
- Length
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 251
- Dimension:
- Width
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 106
- Inscription content:
- 'Paris Universal Exhibition/Cloth sheet dyed with the names of Hindoo Gods//From district 24 Purgunnahs Bengal//Exhibited by Koomar/[start of word unclear]urendra/Krishna Bohadur'
- Inscription interpretation:
- paper label, handwritten, attached to object
- Material:
- cotton
- Object history note:
- Transferred from India Museum 1879.
- Object history note:
- Intended for use as a garment, worn during prayer.
- Object name:
- Prayer-shawl
- Object number:
- 6563(IS)
- Object production date:
- ca. 1855-1879
- Date - association:
- made
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1850-01-01
- Date - latest:
- 1879-12-31
- Object production person:
- Unknown
- Object production place:
- Dhaka
- Place association:
- made
- Physical description:
- Prayer-shawl or 'namabali', rectangular unbleached cotton block-printed with strings of sacred texts, mainly various names of Vishnu (hence 'namabali') in a grid pattern. The borders are adorned with 'Vishnu's footprint' ('Vishnupada'). Worn by Vaishnavite devotees of both sexes during their prayers also as a wrapper by devotees. Complete piece.
- Reproduction number:
- 2012FW3508
- Reproduction number:
- 2012FW3509
- Reproduction number:
- 2013GU2127
- Responsible department/section:
- SSEA
- Technique:
- woven
- Technique:
- printed
- Technique:
- Cotton, woven and printed
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
- User's reference:
- Reference:
- Arts of Bengal : the heritage of Bangladesh and eastern India : an exhibition organized by the Whitechapel Art Gallery in collaboration with the Victoria and Albert Museum : 9 November-30 December 1979, Whitechapel Art Gallery ..., 12 January-17 February 1980, Manchester City Art Gallery ... . [London]: Whitechapel Art Gallery, [1979] Number: 085488047X (pbk.) :
- User's reference:
- Reference details:
- p.67
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/150a7c23-bfc6-39ea-adce-4f2f23f8ffd0
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/150a7c23-bfc6-39ea-adce-4f2f23f8ffd0, Victoria and Albert Museum, CC BY-NC
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