Sash; white muslin embroidered in floral and curvilinear motifs in chain stitch; length 204 cm, width 89 cm. Part of Parsi priest's vestments. Folded lengthwise and wrapped around waist, falling in 2 long ends. The pichhori is worn on top the jama, the priestly costume being generally referred to as pichhori-jama. (long gown). This specimen was used by the donor, High Priest of the temple.
Donor:
Framroze Byramjee Panthaki and Mr. Noshir Erani
Collection place:
Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra State, India
Culture or time period:
Parsi
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Sashes (costume accessories)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies