Woman's Wedding Tunic Panel (Chola or Gaj)
ClassificationsClothing and Adornments-principal attire (upper body)
Culture
Lohana
Dateearly to mid 20th Century
Made AtSindh Province, Pakistan, Asia
MediumCotton, mirror fragments and buttons
Dimensions10 1/2 × 30 in. (26.7 × 76.2 cm)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift
Object number2016.15.11
DescriptionThis is a choli or gaj (the part of a wedding tunic that covers the chest). It is an example of Sindhi Lohana textiles; the Sindhi Lohana are a group of Lohana (an Indian caste working as merchants) who migrated from Sindh after the partition of India in 1947. Sindhi textiles are notable for their incorporation of mirror fragments as decoration, as seen in this object.On View
Not on viewCollections
late 20th Century
1850-1870
mid 19th - early 20th Century
1860-1940
mid 20th Century
mid 20th Century