Tunic
ca. 1855 (made)
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| 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
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| 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. |
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| 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 created | June 25, 2009 |
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