Tunic; Jama -- robe or tunic; Parsi's priest's; white muslin; cotton; full length, long sleeves; full gathered skirt; front opening closes with four sets of ties; L. 134 cm., W. 46 cm. Made by tailors. Worn by Parsi priests as part of their ceremonial garb, usually over white cotton trousers. This jama (word has Persian/Moghul origins) belonged to the donor's husband, a priest in Udwada, centre of the Parsi religion in India.
Donor:
Shireenbai Kapadia
Collection place:
Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra State, India
Culture or time period:
Parsi
Collector:
Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Tunics
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies