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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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