Collection place: Varanasi District, Uttar Pradesh, India / Function: 2.1 Daily Garb - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Loincloth, accession number 9-11397, described as G-string; man's; white cotton, plain weave; Length 118 cm., Width (without ties) 67 cm. Machine sewn. Used as underwear, Made by men.

Hearst Museum object titled Loincloth, accession number 9-11398, described as G-string; man's; blue and green plain weave paisley print cotton; Length 110 cm., Width (without ties) 23 cm. Made by men.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 9-11318, described as mask of Hanuman (monkey god), brass; 31 cm length; 35 cm width;

Hearst Museum object titled Wooden shoes, accession number 9-10926a,b, described as Shoes: wooden with rubber. Length 24 cm; width 8 cm. Worn daily as shoes by men and women, especially holy men who will not wear leather.

Hearst Museum object titled Wooden shoes, accession number 9-10928a,b, described as Shoes, wood length 25 cm; width 9 cm. Worn on feet daily by men, especially holy men who will not wear leather.