Boy's Waistcoat
mid 20th century (made)
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Embroidered garments from northern Pakistan, like this child's waistcoat, are frequently embellished with buttons, zip fasteners, coins, glass beads and metal decorations as well as the fine silk embroidery typical of the region. Like many full-skirted women's dresses, the ground fabric is a coarse black cotton cloth. The embroidery thread, glass beads and other added decorations would either be bought from the bazaar or from itinerant salesmen who travel throughout these steep valleys branching off from the River Indus.
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| Brief description | Embroidered waistcoat for a boy from the Kohistan region of Northern Pakistan made in the twentieth century.; Costume, embroidered, Kohistan N Pakistan, C20 |
| Physical description | Child's waistcoat of black cotton fabric, embroidered with silk and embellished with buttons, glass beads and zip fasteners. |
| Summary | Embroidered garments from northern Pakistan, like this child's waistcoat, are frequently embellished with buttons, zip fasteners, coins, glass beads and metal decorations as well as the fine silk embroidery typical of the region. Like many full-skirted women's dresses, the ground fabric is a coarse black cotton cloth. The embroidery thread, glass beads and other added decorations would either be bought from the bazaar or from itinerant salesmen who travel throughout these steep valleys branching off from the River Indus. |
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| Accession number | IS.32-1996 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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