Subject: thakur lord, prince
Culture: Rajput
Setting: British Raj, north India mid-19th-early 20thc
Object: costume = safa/pagri turban, choga coat, anga[rakha] robe, dupatta sash/stole, juti shoes
Textile Museum of Canada *
"Man's coat (choga) Northern India, Kashmir, 19th century Floss silk embroidery on twill-weave pashmina Stitches: satin and stem
The delicate embroidery on this coat (choga) was developed in Kashmir to decorate fine pashmina shawls for both domestic and export markets.
As a luxury product, the same shawl cloth and embroidery were also used to create articles of clothing such as men's sashes and coats.
Both were popular attire, along with the shawls, at courts in northern India, particularly Rajasthan, into the early 20th century." ...
* Poshaak
Textile Museum of Canada *
"Man's robe (angarakha) Northern India, Rajasthan, late 19th-early 20th century Cotton quilting on plain-weave cotton Stitches: running
The angarakha is a formal man's outer garment, popular at Rajput courts in the 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly in Rajasthan.
The exceedingly fine quilting on this robe is typical of the production of professional urban needleworkers." ...
"Man's robe (angarakha) Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, probably Lucknow, for Rajasthan, late 19th-early 20th century
Cotton embroidery on plain-weave cotton Stitches: buttonhole, chain, lazy daisy, satin, and whip Additional embellishment: drawn thread work
Delicate embroidery on sheer muslin (chikan-kari) was a specialty of Lucknow, Calcutta and Dhaka (now in Bangladesh).
Seventeenth-century Mughal paintings show courtiers wearing chikan work angarakhas remarkably similar to the one on display.
It is probably from the Mughals that the fashion for chikan-kari spread to regional courts." ...
Tropenmuseum Amsterdam > Rondom India *
"Hoofdbedekking voor mannen Tulbanden zijn er in vele kleuren en stijlen. Ze beschermen tegen de zon maar geven ook afkomst, kaste of beroep aan. De kleur wordt soms per seizoen aangepast. De stof is gemiddeld vier tot tien meter lang en 20 cm. breed maar afmetingen van 25 meter of meer komen ook voor. Een tulband wordt niet dagelijks gewikkeld en dan in zijn geheel afgezet.
Katoen. Rajasthan, West-India. ca. 1985."
"Men's headdress Turbans are made in various colours and styles. They provide protection from the sun, while also indicating the origins, caste or profession of the wearer. Colours may change according to season. The cloth is on average between four and ten metres and 20 cm wide, although lengths of 25 metres or more also occur. Turbans are not wound anew each day and may be taken off complete.
Cotton. Rajastan, West India..c. 1985."
