Tunic

Museum number:
9-18680
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4340
Description:
tunic; collarless, short sleeved with front slit neck opening; rectangular shaped cotton or silk fabrics patched together with dense multi-colored silk embroidery and shisha (attached silver glass); front: large medallions set within rectangles with sequins and couching of metallic thread; back: small circular and geometric designs set in horizontal bands; stylized floral design near neck and shoulders; exposed silk fabric on front and sides shows some wear; Sind wedding garment; purchased for $150.00 in Islamabad, Pakistan in 1978, at Threadlines Gallery, (operated by Pakistan Tourist Development Corporation). Threadlines sold only Pakistani handicrafts to keep traditions alive.
Donor:
Lawrence Kennon and Mrs. Lawrence Kennon
Collection place:
Sindh, Pakistan
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Tunics
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
July 18, 1988
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Tunic, accession number 9-18680, described as tunic; collarless, short sleeved with front slit neck opening; rectangular shaped cotton or silk fabrics patched together with dense multi-colored silk embroidery and shisha (attached silver glass); front: large medallions set within rectangles with sequins and couching of metallic thread; back: small circular and geometric designs set in horizontal bands; stylized floral design near neck and shoulders; exposed silk fabric on front and sides shows some wear; Sind wedding garment; purchased for $150.00 in Islamabad, Pakistan in 1978, at Threadlines Gallery, (operated by Pakistan Tourist Development Corporation). Threadlines sold only Pakistani handicrafts to keep traditions alive.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tunic, accession number 9-18680, described as tunic; collarless, short sleeved with front slit neck opening; rectangular shaped cotton or silk fabrics patched together with dense multi-colored silk embroidery and shisha (attached silver glass); front: large medallions set within rectangles with sequins and couching of metallic thread; back: small circular and geometric designs set in horizontal bands; stylized floral design near neck and shoulders; exposed silk fabric on front and sides shows some wear; Sind wedding garment; purchased for $150.00 in Islamabad, Pakistan in 1978, at Threadlines Gallery, (operated by Pakistan Tourist Development Corporation). Threadlines sold only Pakistani handicrafts to keep traditions alive.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tunic, accession number 9-18680, described as tunic; collarless, short sleeved with front slit neck opening; rectangular shaped cotton or silk fabrics patched together with dense multi-colored silk embroidery and shisha (attached silver glass); front: large medallions set within rectangles with sequins and couching of metallic thread; back: small circular and geometric designs set in horizontal bands; stylized floral design near neck and shoulders; exposed silk fabric on front and sides shows some wear; Sind wedding garment; purchased for $150.00 in Islamabad, Pakistan in 1978, at Threadlines Gallery, (operated by Pakistan Tourist Development Corporation). Threadlines sold only Pakistani handicrafts to keep traditions alive.

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