| Accession# |
MSC-015 |
| Artist |
Jat |
| Culture |
Jat |
| Description |
MATERIALS: Cotton cloth.
CONSTRUCTION: Handblock printed, vegetable resist dye.
MOTIFS: Dhadiyo, rupiyo ladvo border, phuladi, eko, pinjaro.
COLOURS : Maroon, black and white.
STYLE REMARKS: Borders are fixed. Centre can be one of five different patterns. Colour is tradional. Traditionally the malir has four borders at kinara and six at cheda.
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Worn by jats as poth (lungi). Name is derived from old region of Sindh.
CULTURAL REMARKS: Preferred by camel herding jats and often used by young boys. In Sindh heavily embroidered Malirs are used in Meghval community by grooms at wedding times.
Malir, Lunghi.
|
| Category |
Clothing For Men |
| Object Name |
Malir |
| Other Name |
Lunghi |
| Sub-category |
Unstitched |
| Provenance |
Dhamadka , Kutch, Gujarat, India. |
| Search Terms |
Malir
Clothing For Men
Unstitched
Jat
Kutch
Poth
Dhamadka, Kutch, Gujarat, India
1999 |
| Technique |
Hand Block Print |
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