Loincloth

Museum number:
9-11399
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2697
Description:
Loincloth; man's; 'dhoti' or 'lungi'; handspun, handwoven plainweave cotton with fancy-dyed weft; mustard colour streaked with white, narrow green bands at each end, green selvages; 213 cm., Width 119 cm. Made by men.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund and Richard Lerner
Collection place:
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Uttar Pradesh, Kanpur
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Richard Lerner
Collection date:
1969-1970
Materials:
Cotton (textile) (handspun, handwoven cotton ('khandi'); dyes)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Loincloths
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1970
Context of use:
Worn by men, tied around the waist. Made by men.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 213 centimeters and width 119 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Loincloth, accession number 9-11399, described as Loincloth; man's; 'dhoti' or 'lungi'; handspun, handwoven plainweave cotton with fancy-dyed weft; mustard colour streaked with white, narrow green bands at each end, green selvages; 213 cm., Width 119 cm. Made by men.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Loincloth, accession number 9-11399, described as Loincloth; man's; 'dhoti' or 'lungi'; handspun, handwoven plainweave cotton with fancy-dyed weft; mustard colour streaked with white, narrow green bands at each end, green selvages; 213 cm., Width 119 cm. Made by men.

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