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Unknown Maker, Indian

Choga (Man's Robe)

Maker

Unknown Maker, Indian

Culture

Indian, Kashmiri

Title

Choga (Man's Robe)

Year

late 1800s

Medium

  • Pashm (goat hair) kani weave (double-interlocking twill tapestry weave)

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Pashm (goat hair) kani weave (double-interlocking twill tapestry weave)

Materials

wool, goat hair, pashmina

Geography

Place Made: Kashmir

Dimensions

108.6 cm (42 3/4 inches) center-back length:

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

55.263

Type

  • Costume

Publications

  • Journal

Glimpses of Grandeur: Courtly Arts of the Later Islamic Empires

Exhibition History

Sartorial Sanctuary
Clothing and Traditions in the Eastern Islamic World
Dec 19, 2008 – Apr 26, 2009

Label copy

The open coat and trouser ensemble traveled not only westward, but also southward from Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent. Though coats, tunics, and other stitched garments pre-existed the establishment of Islam in India, it was the Muslim Mughal rulers who inspired the widespread fashion for wearing these garments in the elite courts. The early Mughal rulers also saw fit to establish and support royal weaving workshops throughout the country. With this patronage, traditional techniques such as the breathtakingly intricate tapestry weave used to construct this coat soared to new heights, enabling veritable recreations of heavenly gardens in garment form.

Glimpses of Grandeur
Courtly Arts of the Later Islamic Empires
Sep 24, 1999 – Dec 26, 1999
The Kashmir Shawl
Dec 13, 1996 – Mar 02, 1997
Indian Textiles from the RISD Collection
Nov 01, 1985 – Feb 16, 1985
Shawl Exhibition. March 1982.
Mar 01, 1982 – Mar 01, 1982

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Unknown Maker, Indian
Choga (Man's Robe), late 1800s
Pashm (goat hair) kani weave (double-interlocking twill tapestry weave)
108.6 cm (42 3/4 inches) center-back length:
Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich 55.263

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