Linen headband – Gujarat

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 (ZI2020.500741c ASIA, ZI2020.500741e ASIA, ZI2020.500741f ASIA, ZI2020.500741g ASIA, ZI2020.500741h ASIA, ZI2020.500741i ASIA).
 
Object History
This orange linen under turban fabric was purchased by Dr. Reem Tariq El Mutwalli Dr. Reem Tariq el Mutwallī: Founder (CEO) of the Zay Zay: (Arabic: costume, Pl. azyaā’), a set of clothes in a style typical of a particular country or historical period. Initiative, a public figure, speaker and author. An expert curator and consultant in Islamic art and architecture, interior design, historic costume, and UAE heritage. from Kerry Taylor Auctions, London in 2020 to be added to The Zay Zay: (Arabic: costume, Pl. azyaā’), a set of clothes in a style typical of a particular country or historical period. Initiative Collection.
 
Object Features 
This is a square piece of thick orange linen cloth with two ribbons of cotton attached to one corner. This is possibly a man’s headband (patako Patako: (Sanskrit: paṭṭikā – a ligature or strip of cloth; Pataka – A ribbon or girdle or piece of cloth; Synonym – Patka Patka: (Sanskrit: paṭṭikā – a ligature or strip of cloth; Pataka – A ribbon or girdle or piece of cloth; Synonym – Patako), a sash or waistband worn by men and tied with their ends hanging down the front or a piece of often square shaped cloth worn underneath a turban in South Asia. ), a sash or waistband worn by men and tied with their ends hanging down the front or a piece of often square shaped cloth worn underneath a turban in South Asia.  / patka Patka: (Sanskrit: paṭṭikā – a ligature or strip of cloth; Pataka – A ribbon or girdle or piece of cloth; Synonym – Patako), a sash or waistband worn by men and tied with their ends hanging down the front or a piece of often square shaped cloth worn underneath a turban in South Asia. ) that is worn underneath a turban (pag Pāg: (Hindi: pagri – turban), long cloth generally either white or dyed in one colour for tying around the head in a turban. From which it is probable the term bāgh or bāghah is derived colloquially in Iraq to denote to basic plain cloth. ) in the Indian subcontinent.
This piece is possibly from the Sindh region of the subcontinent and 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

• https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/patka Patka: (Sanskrit: paṭṭikā – a ligature or strip of cloth; Pataka – A ribbon or girdle or piece of cloth; Synonym – Patako), a sash or waistband worn by men and tied with their ends hanging down the front or a piece of often square shaped cloth worn underneath a turban in South Asia. -sash


• https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/