Minneapolis Institute of Art

Fashion veil

India (Varanasi)

Date

c. 1930

Medium

Silk, metallic threads, brocade, needlework

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Textile traditions changed slowly in the villages, but in the cities a wealthy elite kept up with Western trends. When traditional weavers catered to the new tastes, the results could be intriguing, as in this Art Deco veil featuring European-style floral sprays and serpents auspiciously associated with Hindu deities. Woven in Varanasi, a north-central Indian city long known for its gold and silver thread brocades, this veil might have been worn in any metropolitan center. Asia

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