Textile
mid 19th century (made)
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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.
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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. |
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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. |
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Accession number | 5929(IS) |
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Record created | November 11, 2002 |
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