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Banjara Skirt

Embroidered skirt from among the Banjaras in Rajasthan, India, before 1918.. Embroidered skirt from among the Banjaras in Rajasthan, India, before 1918.. © The Trustees of the British Museum, acc. no. As1995,01.7.

The British Museum in London houses a skirt that is made of cotton and decorated with embroidery and shisha work. It is attributed to Banjaras from Rajasthan in India. It dates to 1918 or earlier. The skirt measures 90 by 50 cm.

British Museum online catalogue (retrieved 9 January 2017).

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