INDIA 2015 - KOLKATA INDIAN MUSEUM - 19th century Textiles

The Indian Museum in Kolkata is the largest and oldest museum in India. It has rare collections of antiques, armoury, ornaments, fossils, skeletons, mummies, and Mughal paintings. It was founded by the Asiatic Society of Bengal in 1814.

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Embroided silk Sari, Benaras

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Embroided silk Sari, Baluchar, Murshidabad

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 Embroided silk Sari, Benaras

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 Embroided silk Sari, Benaras

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 Embroided silk Sari, Benaras

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Wool and gold thread handkerchief, Kashmir

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Cotton with wax print curtain, Peshawar

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Embroidered wool scarf, Punjab

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Silver embroidered net, Chennai

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Embroidered Silk Jacket and Waist Cloth, Benaras and Bhawalpur, Punjab

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Embroidered silk Kurta from Kutch, Gujarat

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Embroidered silk Choga, Benaras

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Embroidered silk Choga, Gujarat

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 Embroidered cotton Chokla or handkerchief, Kutch, Gujarat

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Embroidered cotton door drape, Kutch, Gujarat

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Embroidered cotton Kantha, Bangladesh

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Cotton and silk Phulkari, Punjab

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Palm Leaf Hand Fan, Gaya, Bihar

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