White with Red and Green Borders Vrindavan-style Dhoti (Lower Body Draped Garment)

White with Red and Green Borders Vrindavan-style Dhoti (Lower Body Draped Garment)

Unknown creator, India, Tamil Nadu, 1983.
Handwoven plain weave cotton with jacquard selvages.
Human Ecology’s Clothing and Textiles Collection (1988.17.48b).
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Worn with:
White ChikankariKurta (Shirt)
Unknown creator, India, Andhra Pradesh, 1988.
Cotton plain weave with Chikankari (or shadow work) embroidery.
Human Ecology’s Clothing and Textiles Collection (1988.17.43a).
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Tan Leather Handmade Jhuti Slippers
Unknown creator, India, Tamil Nadu, 1988.
Leather slippers with upturned toes.
Human Ecology’s Clothing and Textiles Collection (1988.17.14ab).
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Paper hair by Yara Sayegh.

Photographs by Anne Bissonnette©