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Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 9-12089, described as Obverse reads Queen Victoria, Inglistan (England). Reverse: titles and names of Jaswat Singh, ruler of Jodhpur.
Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 9-12088, described as Inscriptions on both obverse and reverse are meaningless. Only known fact is that this is currency issued by the Mahratta Federation. Paisa, Mahratta. Diameter 2.cm, width 0.5 cm, weight 8.33 grams.
Hearst Museum object titled Sari, accession number 9-12080, described as Sari; Lahi (Gujerati) - sari; Parsi; Handwoven; Chinese silk gauze tie-dyed in curvilinear floral pattern; body of sari has pattern pink and white on black ground, borders are white on red; border of black Chinese gauze silk embroidered in cream-colored silk attached to lower edge and on approximately 3 yards of the upper edge; length 520 cm., width 114 cm. Made by Chinese and Indian artisans. Imported silk,indigenous dyes and techniques. Traditionally worn by Parsi widows and therefore considered highly inauspicious as a garment for single or married women. The colors, while there may be variation of the shade, are usually black and red and pink. The attachment of a superimposed border is optional. Although the silk is Chinese, these lahi saris (tie-dyed) were made in Gujerate for Parsi clients. This specimen belonged to the donor's grandmother, Mrs. Piroja Gimi.
Hearst Museum object titled Sweat wiper, accession number 9-12081, described as Sweat wiper; Parsi nupital; pentagonal folds of cream-coloured crepe silk sewn on three sides, suspended around neck by a narrow band of the same material; L. (including band) 55 cm., W. 29 cm. Made by women at home. Formerly worn around the neck (and tucked into the blouse) by some Parsi brides as part of a ritual in which the newly married woman wipes her husband's brow just after the ceremony in a gesture of wifely devotion. This was believed to ensure fidelity. This specimen was used by the donor herself in 1932. Collector's other informants believe this to be a rare and currently obsolete custom.

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