Shirt

Museum number:
9-12051
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2957
Description:
Religious undershirt: man's; figured white muslin with cap sleeves; Length 102.5 cm, Width 116 cm. Traditionally worn by all Parsis after initiation as a sign of Zoroastrianism.... This specimen, quite rare for its weave and length is about 80 - 90 years old.
Donor:
Rustom B. Jeejeebhoy
Collection place:
Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra State, India
Culture or time period:
Parsi
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Undershirts
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1972
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Shirt, accession number 9-12051, described as Religious undershirt: man's; figured white muslin with cap sleeves; Length 102.5 cm, Width 116 cm. Traditionally worn by all Parsis after initiation as a sign of Zoroastrianism.... This specimen, quite rare for its weave and length is about 80 - 90 years old.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Shirt, accession number 9-12051, described as Religious undershirt: man's; figured white muslin with cap sleeves; Length 102.5 cm, Width 116 cm. Traditionally worn by all Parsis after initiation as a sign of Zoroastrianism.... This specimen, quite rare for its weave and length is about 80 - 90 years old.

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