Trousers
1840-1860 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Trousers with immensely wide waists and narrow legs are traditional in many parts of the Islamic world, and this silk pair from Pakistan is an extreme example of the style. The waist measures a remarkable 9.15 metres (30 feet) and would form a huge bundle of cloth around the hips when the decorative drawstring (ezarband is tightened. This drawstring is made using the sprang technique in silk, with bound metal-wrapped thread and silk expertly manipulated to form tassel-like ends.
The trousers would probably have been worn with a loose straight shirt (kurta).
The trousers would probably have been worn with a loose straight shirt (kurta).
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woven silk, silk sprang and metal thread. |
| Brief description | women's silk troisers, Punjab, mid 19th century |
| Physical description | Woman's silk trousers |
| Production | Probably Panjab |
| Summary | Trousers with immensely wide waists and narrow legs are traditional in many parts of the Islamic world, and this silk pair from Pakistan is an extreme example of the style. The waist measures a remarkable 9.15 metres (30 feet) and would form a huge bundle of cloth around the hips when the decorative drawstring (ezarband is tightened. This drawstring is made using the sprang technique in silk, with bound metal-wrapped thread and silk expertly manipulated to form tassel-like ends. The trousers would probably have been worn with a loose straight shirt (kurta). |
| Bibliographic reference | Dress in detail from around the world / Rosemary Crill, Jennifer Wearden and Verity Wilson ; with contributions from Anna Jackson and Charlotte Horlyck ; photographs by Richard Davis, drawings by Leonie Davis. London: V&A Publications, 2002 Number: 1851773770 (hbk), 1851773789 (pbk)
pp.42-43 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 05593(IS) |
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| Record created | June 15, 2009 |
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