Loincloth

Museum number:
9-11402
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2697
Object count:
1
Description:
loin cloth; 'dhoti' or 'lungi' man's; handspun, handwoven plain weave cotton; white with bright blue selvages and bands at each end; Length 228 cm., Width 110 cm. Made by men.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund and Richard Lerner
Collection place:
New Delhi, Delhi State, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, New Delhi
Collector:
Richard Lerner
Collection date:
1969-1970
Materials:
Cotton (textile) (handspun, handwoven cotton)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Loincloths
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1970
Context of use:
worn tied around the waist. although the collector bought this in New Delhi, it could have been found at any number of government emporiums throughout the country. provenience uncertain
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 228 centimeters and width 110 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Loincloth, accession number 9-11402, described as loin cloth; 'dhoti' or 'lungi' man's; handspun, handwoven plain weave cotton; white with bright blue selvages and bands at each end; Length 228 cm., Width 110 cm. Made by men.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Loincloth, accession number 9-11402, described as loin cloth; 'dhoti' or 'lungi' man's; handspun, handwoven plain weave cotton; white with bright blue selvages and bands at each end; Length 228 cm., Width 110 cm. Made by men.

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