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Not currently on display at the V&A

Scarf

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

This lungi shows a variety in design and width of toothed stripes with solid coloured red, yellow and pink bands.

Object details

Categories
Clothing
Accessories
Textiles
SCRAN
India Museum
Object type
Scarf
Materials and techniques
Woven silk and gold-wrapped thread
Silk (Textile)
Gold Thread
Woven
Brief description
Man's garment cloth (lungi), striped double-faced woven silk, Sindh, c.1855; Textiles
Physical description
This lungi shows a variety in design and width of toothed stripes with solid coloured red, yellow and pink bands.
Dimensions
  • Length: 138cm
  • Width: 79cm
  • Weight on roller with pole weight: 11kg
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. 1880 Register Entry: [Case 20] '0556. SCARF. "Longee;" Sind. 2975'. Slip book entry 2975: 'Man's Garment Scarf / Loongee / Scind / 55 / Striped Silk & Cotton / very strong material / a Pair'.
Historical context
Intended for use as a garment, clothing.
Bibliographic references
  • Colours of the Indus : costume and textiles of Pakistan / Nasreen Askari and Rosemary Crill. London: Merrell Holberton in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1997 Number: 1858940443 p.55, pl. 92
  • Miller, Lesley Ellis, and Ana Cabrera Lafuente, with Claire Allen-Johnstone, eds. Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2021. ISBN 978-0-500-48065-6. This object features in the publication Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (2021)
Other number
2975 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
0556(IS)

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Record createdNovember 7, 2002
Record URL
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