Multicoloured Hand-embroidered Rabari Choli (Bodice)
Unknown creator, India, Rajasthan, ca. 1940.
Bodice front covered with mirror work embroidery in fuschia, purple, green, yellow, white and black. Back
opening finished with ties made of tassels, beads, shells, fabric and buttons.
Human Ecology’s Clothing and Textiles Collection (1988.17.7a).
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Multicoloured Hand-embroidered Rabari Ghagra (Skirt)
Unknown creator, India, Rajasthan, ca. 1940.
Cotton skirt embroidered in yellow, orange, white, green, blue, fuschia, purple and mirror work on purple base
with drawstring casing at the waist with opening for ties.
Human Ecology’s Clothing and Textiles Collection (1988.17.7a).
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Leather and Pink Embroidered Jhutti Slippers
Unknown creator, India, Gujarat, 1988.
Leather with fuchsia, pink, green, and metallic thread embroidery.
Human Ecology’s Clothing and Textiles Collection (1988.17.61a).
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Photographs by Anne Bissonnette©
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Misfits: Bodies, Dress and Sustainability
Dr. Anne Bissonnette, Josée Chartrand, Meg Furler, Yara Sayegh, and Patricia Siferd co-curators.
April 12 to September 13, 2017
This exhibition is part of the undergraduate course “Material Culture and Curatorship” (HECOL 668) in the Department of Human Ecology
Cite this page (bibliography):
Bissonnette, Anne, and Josée Chartrand, Meg Furler, Yara Sayegh, Patricia Siferd. “Bodice Pattern Grading.” Misfits: Bodies, Dress and Sustainability, Exhibitions,