Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 20th September 2023

Lot 1307

Two Indian embroidered skirts

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £450

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Description

Two Indian embroidered skirts
cotton, one decorated with peacocks and foliage with mirrors, the other with flowerheads,
82cm long,
an Indian embroidered cloth, with peacocks, foliage and mirrors, 90cm x 312cm, an Indian cotton cloth, emboidered rows of flowerheads, with a stitched label inscribed 607 F.M.Office 22 Queen St. Edin., 277cm x 125cm, an Indian embroidered panel from the front of a wedding blouse, cotton, metal wire, mica and mirrors, 93cm long, an Indian printed cloth and a paisley jacket. (7)

Provenance
Cloth with inscribed label - The Church of Scotland Foreign Mission.
Romy Rey Collection, London.