Coat; Dagli (Gujerati)--long coat; Parsi man's; white cotton; front opening; closes with 5 sets of ties; pocket set into right side of seam; sleeves (120 cm. long) are to be worn pushed up above wrist to produce tight gathers; L. 109 cm., W., 54 cm. Made by tailors. Formerly worn by Parsi men for daily wear. The style and cut derives from Moghul precedents and are not longer current, except perhaps for very old men.
Donor:
Shireenbai Kapadia
Collection place:
Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra State, India
Culture or time period:
Parsi
Collector:
Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia
Collection date:
August 13, 1972
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coats (garments)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1972
Context of use:
Formerly worn by Parsi men for daily wear. The style and cut derives from Moghul precedents and are not longer current, except perhaps for very old men.