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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Man's
coat (angarkha) India, possibly Dacca, c.1875-1900 Jamdani brocaded cotton gauze embroidered with gold thread, beetle wings, gold star sequins, and gold, silver, copper, green, purple and blue sequins. The angarkha coat is derived from the Mughal jama, the earliest form of coat known to India. Traditionally, this long coat fits close to the chest, has a high waistline and falls to the knees like a skirt with gathers. Its extra long and tapering sleeves form circular folds on the arms. Tapes or strings are used to fasten it at the sides. It was worn with trousers that puckered where visible. Kent State University Museum Silverman/Rodgers Collection, KSUM 1983.1.937 |
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