Not currently on display at the V&A

Textile

mid 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Turban-cloth('pag') of red silk with woven gold-wrapped thread. 'Lungi' is a term which can be applied to both waistcloths and turbans depending on the locality, but in Punjab refers only to waistcloths, while a turban is call 'pag'. Silk has not traditionally been cultivated in Punjab but imported from other areas such as Bukhara, Khorasan, and Bengal.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Woven silk with gold-wrapped silk thread
Brief description
Turban-cloth of red silk with gold-wrapped thread, probably Pakistan, mid 19th century.
Physical description
Turban-cloth('pag') of red silk with woven gold-wrapped thread. 'Lungi' is a term which can be applied to both waistcloths and turbans depending on the locality, but in Punjab refers only to waistcloths, while a turban is call 'pag'. Silk has not traditionally been cultivated in Punjab but imported from other areas such as Bukhara, Khorasan, and Bengal.
Dimensions
  • Length: 964cm
Bibliographic reference
Crill, Rosemary and Nasreen Askari. 'Colours of the Indus: Costume and Textiles of Pakistan'. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1998. 94p.,ill.150. Catalogue of the exhibition held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, 9 October 1997 - 29 March 1998. ISBN 1858940443.
Collection
Accession number
5929(IS)

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Record createdNovember 11, 2002
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