1855~ / 1879~, Pehlwan Arian
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1855~ / 1879~, Pehlwan Arian
- Identifier
- 05516(IS)
- Collection
- Material
- Technique
- Depiction
- Geometrical motif 58%
- Geometrical motif 58%
- Geometrical motif 58%
- Dimension
- 107 cm (length)69 cm (width)
- Production time
- Production place
- Type of object
Description
Intended for use as a garment, clothing.
Woman's trousers, striped woven silk, Punjab, Pakistan, ca. 1855-1879
Women's trousers of Lahore silk, acquired in Peshawar. Striped silk, green cotton at ankle. Red untwisted silk drawstring, wrapped with black, white and gold-wrapped thread, to make two tassels at the front. Probably worn in tribal areas of the North-West Frontier Province.
