Loincloth

Museum number:
9-11400
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2697
Description:
Loin cloth; man's; handwoven, plain weave cotton in a red, yellow, white, green plaid; blue selvages; Length 178 cm., Width 123 cm. Made by men.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund and Richard Lerner
Collection place:
Kochi, Kerala, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India; Kerala; Cochin
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Richard Lerner
Collection date:
1969-1970
Materials:
Cotton (textile) (cotton, handwoven; dyes)
Taxon:
Dactylopius coccus
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Loincloths
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1970
Context of use:
Worn tied around the waist by men. Lungis or mundus of this type are often worn by fishermen and coconut sellers. Made by men.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 123 centimeters and length 178 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Loincloth, accession number 9-11400, described as Loin cloth; man's; handwoven, plain weave cotton in a red, yellow, white, green plaid; blue selvages; Length 178 cm., Width 123 cm. Made by men.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Loincloth, accession number 9-11400, described as Loin cloth; man's; handwoven, plain weave cotton in a red, yellow, white, green plaid; blue selvages; Length 178 cm., Width 123 cm. Made by men.

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