Wrapped Garment
ca. 1855-1879 (made)
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Complete wrapped garment (lungi), red and blue checked woven cotton with yellow horizontal-striped borders at each end.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven cotton |
| Brief description | Textile, wrapped garment, woven cotton, South India, ca. 1855-1879 |
| Physical description | Complete wrapped garment (lungi), red and blue checked woven cotton with yellow horizontal-striped borders at each end. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Mans Garment/Madras/Book/no 291' (Paper label, formerly attached to object; probably reference to Forbes Watson's Textiles Manufactures of India catalogue (1870s)) |
| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. |
| Historical context | Intended for use as a garment, clothing. |
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| Accession number | 8499(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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