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Object Number 997-23-60/14571
Display Title Woman's dress (talavari)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Talavari
Object Description Front-opening sleeved dress in black jacquard(?)-woven cotton fabric decorated with geometric designs; hand-sewn appliquéd, x-stitched, and couched white, green, blue, and red; clear, white, blue, and red glass beads; and metal sequins. The pieced bodice is attached to a plain skirt in the front and tightly pleated skirt at the back.
Inventory Description Dress, cloth, black with geometric multicolor pieced cloth, glass beads
Classification
  • Dress
Department Ethnographic
Date 1997 or earlier
Culture
  • Khevsurian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Georgia
Additional Geographic Terms Khevsuretia
Dimensions Overall: 97 x 80.5 x 0.3 cm (38 3/16 x 31 11/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 997-23-60/14571
Credit Line Gift of Barbara Isaac
Provenance
Provenance Zwiadauzi Family (7/16/97)
Collector Zaal Kikodze (7/16/97)
Donor Barbara Isaac (7/16/97 - 9/22/97)

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