Accession Number
UASM386337
Scientific NameAntheraea paphiaView Species Details »Common Name
Tasar silk dupatta (shawl)
Collection Method
Purchased
Place Collected
India: Odisha
Preparation Type
dry in plastic bag
Additional Notes
A dupatta (shawl) made of tasar silk (Antheraea paphia). Label reads: "Woman's dupatta composed of tasar silk (Antheraea paphia = A. mylitta) and organic handspun cotton. It was handwoven in the village of Kotpad,…
A dupatta (shawl) made of tasar silk (Antheraea paphia). Label reads: "Woman's dupatta composed of tasar silk (Antheraea paphia = A. mylitta) and organic handspun cotton. It was handwoven in the village of Kotpad, Koraput District, state of Odisha (formerly spelled Orissa). The brick color is from a natural dye in the roots of the aal tree (Morinda citrifolia). The fish is one of the traditional motifs used by the weavers of Kotpad, who belong to the Dongria Kondha tribe. Purchased in October 2015 by RIchard S. Peigler from an internet seller in Portland, Oregan. Kotpad Handloom textiles have Geographical Indication registration (®GI). Price paid: US$62.00"
Credit Line
Richard Peigler Silk Collection
Citation
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"UASM386337 - Antheraea paphia, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/9-587611. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.