Lungi
c.1855 (made), c.1855 (made)
| Place of origin |
Complete sari. Tasar silk woven with cotton. Lac-dyed red ground with yellow checks in field. Principle end border with three horizontal yellow bands, inner end border with one horizontal yellow band.
Object details
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| Brief description | Wrapped garment (lungi), pink and yellow checked tasar silk, Gaya, Bihar, c.1855; Textiles; Women's Clothes |
| Physical description | Complete sari. Tasar silk woven with cotton. Lac-dyed red ground with yellow checks in field. Principle end border with three horizontal yellow bands, inner end border with one horizontal yellow band. |
| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. Slip book entry 3402: 'Wild Silk Scarves - 2 / Tusser - Loongees / Gingam / Gya / 55 / Bordered Tusser Cloth'. 1880 Register entry: 'Box No. 49. 4831 to 4,837. WILD SILK and cotton garments.'. |
| Other number | 3402 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 4834(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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