Tunic

Museum number:
9-12048
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2957
Description:
Tunic: child's; pink silk gauze woven in geometric pattern; sequined and embroidered in silver and gold wire; round, open neckline; Length: 62.5 cm, Widest width: 63 cm. Formerly worn by Parsi children of both sexes until the age of 8 m-10. This specimen is about 80 years old and belonged to the donor's mother. Was probably worn on top of 9-12049, silk pantaloons.
Donor:
Rustom B. Jeejeebhoy
Collection place:
Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra State, India
Culture or time period:
Parsi
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Tunics
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1972
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Tunic, accession number 9-12048, described as Tunic: child's; pink silk gauze woven in geometric pattern; sequined and embroidered in silver and gold wire; round, open neckline; Length: 62.5 cm, Widest width: 63 cm. Formerly worn by Parsi children of both sexes until the age of 8 m-10. This specimen is about 80 years old and belonged to the donor's mother. Was probably worn on top of 9-12049, silk pantaloons.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tunic, accession number 9-12048, described as Tunic: child's; pink silk gauze woven in geometric pattern; sequined and embroidered in silver and gold wire; round, open neckline; Length: 62.5 cm, Widest width: 63 cm. Formerly worn by Parsi children of both sexes until the age of 8 m-10. This specimen is about 80 years old and belonged to the donor's mother. Was probably worn on top of 9-12049, silk pantaloons.

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