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A Zemindari cloth. Madura.
Piece of Arnee muslin. From Arnee.
Bombay Committee.
Turbans and head-cloths from Aden and Kattyawar.
Wrappers, variously colonred. From Aden.
Male and female attire, such as jackets. trowsers,
waistcloths, shirts, petticoats, &c. from Kattyawar.
Cloth (6 pieces). With silk, gold, and embroidered
borders. F’rom Kattyawar.
Sarees (4). Made of cotton and silk mixture.
Surat,
“ Chole Khuns ” or mantle pieces (5). From Dhar-
war.
“Sadlas,” “ Chiddrip,” “ Chowfals,” &c. From
Baroda and Dharwar.
Quilts (2). From Broach and Kattyawar.
Horse-cloth (“ Jhool ”) and saddle-cover. From
Kattyawar.
Cloth. From Dharwar Jail.
Thread, white and coloured. From Baroda.
Surat Sub-Committee.
Cotton shirting cloth (26 pieces).
“ Loongees ” (2). Mens’ cloth.
A kind of scarf worn over the shoulder and
upper parts of the body.
“ Komee.” Girl’s garment.
“ Saree.” Woman’s cloth.
Bani cloth (3 pieces).
Table-cloth, sheeting-cloth, towels (3), &c. &c.
H. H. Meer Ali Moorad Khan, Khyrpoor.
“Khess” (7 pieces). Various patterns.
“ Khess ” is a cotton diaper much used by
natives as a dress, and in demand by Europeans
for table linen purposes. The fabric is generally
woven in pieces, which are sewn together so as
to form a square “ chaddar ” or upper wrapper,
worn by all classes that can afford it.
“ Soosee” (4 pieces).
This is a narrow cotton fabric universally used
for making pyejamas or trowsers, espeeially the
large loose garments worn by females. The
fabric is also occasionally worn round the waist.
It is distinguished by having stripes of a different
colour from the groundwork running lengthwise
down the piece.
H. H. the Rao of Kutch.
“ Mushroo ” (3 pieces).
The “ Mushroo ” is a satin with a cotton
back, and belongs to the important dass of
fabrics consisting of silk and cotton. It is a
favourite material, and is used in a variety of
ways by the well-to-do classes for dress purposes,
covering cushions, &c. All mushroos, espeeially
the finer kinds, wash well, an indispensable
property of fabrics used in Hindu clothing.
“ Chofal,” “Gujeea,” “Puchedee,” “ Boogun,” and
other fabrics.
Surat Jail.
Large towels (3).
Bengal Committee.
Coarse cloths (7 pieces). From Nuddea, Cachar,
Malda, and the Garo Hills.
Towels or dusters (4). From the Bardwan district.
Table-cloths (6), white and coloured. From Patna
and Sylhet.
“Purdah.” Curtains (2). From Sylhet.
“Mooshoory.” Mosquito curtains (2). From Sylhet.
Bedding (2). “ Pori.” From Sylhet.
Sheets (2). From the Bardwan district.
Counterpanes (2). “ Sogani.” Malda.
Cotton carpets (2). “ Dari ” and “ Kalium.” From
Patna.
Cotton rüg. “ Kuki Parri.” From Cachar.
“ Sarees.” Wrappers (4). Sylhet and the Bardwan
district.
The sari is the only garment worn by Hindu
females; it is generally in lengths of 5 yards.
Half the piece is wrapped round the lower por-
tion of the body, and either fastened to a string
or tueked in over the hips, and the remainder
covers the upper portion of the body and the
head.
“ Phenick.” Worn by Munipuri women. From
Cachar.
This is generally the sole garment of Muni
puri women. It is worn with the stripes hori
zontal ; it is fastened round the body over the
breasts and under the arms, and falls unbroken
almost to the feet.
Cloth worn by Naga girls. Cachar.
Worn by Naga girls in the same manner as
the Phenick by Munipuri women.
Cloth wofn by Angami Nagas round the loins, orna-
mented with Shells. Cachar.
Kookie woman’s petticoat (2). Cachar.
This is worn i’ound the waist, just covering the
thighs and lower part of the abdomen.
Angama Nagi and Cbiru Kookie cloths (3). Cachar.
“ Gando.”
A waistband used by the Garo Hill tribes.
Doorapallah and Charkbana (check) chudders.
From the Bardwan district.
North-West Provinces Local Committee.
“ Pugree.” Head-dress for male. Jaloun.
“Saree.” Woman’s cloth. Black and red. Jaloun.
Counterpane. Mushir and red cloth. Jaloun.
Punjab Committee.
Cotton carpeting, “ Dari.” Ludhiana district.
Cotton cloth (checked). Ludhiana district.
“ Gambroon ” fancy cloths, principally in the
European style. 7 pieces. Ludhiana district.
Rahun, Jalandhar.
“ Ghati.” Cotton fabric (4 pieces).
This is a fine, highly-glazed fabric, which is
either plain of eise damasked or diapered with
the diamond pattem.
Oude Local Committee.
Cloth for quilts and sheets (12 pieces).
Piece of longcloth.
Counterpane.
Turban.
Nynsook chintz (2 pieces).
Country chintz (1 piece).
Wood-cuts. For stamping cloth (5 specimens).