Loincloth

Museum number:
9-11397
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2697
Description:
G-string; man's; white cotton, plain weave; Length 118 cm., Width (without ties) 67 cm. Machine sewn. Used as underwear, Made by men.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund and Richard Lerner
Collection place:
Varanasi (city), Varanasi District, Uttar Pradesh
Verbatim coll. place:
India; Uttar Pradesh; Benares
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Richard Lerner
Collection date:
1969-1970
Materials:
Cotton (textile) (cotton cloth; machine sewn)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Loincloths
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1970
Context of use:
Used as underwear. Made by men.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 118 centimeters and width 67 centimeters
Images:
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.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with 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.

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