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Tunic

ca. 1855 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

White woven muslin tunic, with a braid of black silk and silver-wrapped and gold-wrapped thread around the neck opening.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Woven muslin, silk and silver-wrapped and gold
Brief description
Man's tunic (pehran), white muslin trimmed with silk and silver-wrapped and gold-wrapped thread, Sindh, Pakistan, ca. 1855
Physical description
White woven muslin tunic, with a braid of black silk and silver-wrapped and gold-wrapped thread around the neck opening.
Dimensions
  • Neck to hem length: 117cm
  • Shoulder to wrist length: 62cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Pehran with Silk/borders of a/Hindoo male' (Handwritten paper label, attached to object.)
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879. Slip book entry 3931: 'Muslin Coat / Pehran / Scinde / 55 / Of a Hindoo Male'.
Historical context
Intended for use as a garment, clothing.
Other number
3931 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
05697(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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