Object Note
Part of a lot purchased together which includes a woman’s ensemble –blouse, pair of trousers and a jacket (ZI2020.500741 ASIA, ZI2020.500741a ASIA, ZI2020.500741b ASIA) and six other pieces not related to the ensemble (ZI2020.500741d ASIA, ZI2020.500741e ASIA, ZI2020.500741f ASIA, ZI2020.500741g ASIA, ZI2020.500741h ASIA, and ZI2020.500741i ASIA).
Object History
This plain green silk fabric was purchased by Dr. Reem Tariq El Mutwalli from Kerry Taylor Auctions, London in 2020 to be added to The Zay Initiative Collection.
Object Features
This green (tussar) silk fabric is possibly a man’s turban (pag) possibly from the Sindh region of the Indian subcontinent.
It is a plain green woven scarf with no embellishment except for very thin horizontal lines running left to right parallel to one another created possibly by weaving a superlative (warp) thread at a fixed interval.
It has a (selvedge) to selvedge (weft) weaving with the warp end hanging loose in a series of short fringes.
Judging from its colour and other accompanying articles bought in the same lot, it could have been part of a Muslim man’s ceremonial, possibly wedding attire.
Links
- Collection, Asian Costumes and Textiles from the Bosphorus to Fujiyama: The Zaira and Marcel Mis. Asian Costumes and Textiles from the Bosphorus to Fujiyama: The Zaira and Marcel Mis Collection. Calfornia: Skira, 2009.
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