Exhibition
A Dance of Light and Color:
Embroidered
and Brocaded Garments
of India
Stagger Gallery,
November 4, 1998 to September 19, 1999
Anne Bissonnette, Curator
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Detail
of a man's coat (jama) Central India, possibly Ouid, c.1750-1850 Possibly made of Persian silk Magenta silk brocaded in gold and purple Helen Ward Clark Costume
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Mughal Dress
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The earliest Indian garment in the museum's holding is typical of Mughal style dress. Usually worn with a turban, a belt and trousers puckering where visible, this man's coat, or jama, has inherited the features of the courtier's outfit under the emperor Akbar (reigned 1556-1605). It was the Mughal invaders who introduced cut & tailored garments and the jama is the earliest form of coat known to India.
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