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Silk piece. “ Kanawez.” Shaded purple and green. 
Peshawur district. 
“ Kanawez ” is the native name for plain 
shot silk. 
Silk ])ieees (4). Striped and cliecked. From La- 
hore. 
“ Loongees,” shoulder cloths (8). From Multan. 
Silk pieces (2). For turbans. Five yards each. 
Multan. 
Dr. Leitner, Labore. 
Silk fabrics, handkercbiefs, and scarfs from Bokhara, 
Khotan, and Yarkand. 
The manufacture of silk is the ocoupation of 
every Turki household from China to the Sea 
of Marmora, near where (at Brnssa) the best 
silk is still produced. Bokhara silkworms are 
mueh prized, but have not yet suoceeded in the 
Panjab or Asia Minor. (Attempts are now made 
in Kashmir to domiciliate the silkworm.) The 
Japanese worm, which is of an inferior kind, 
seems to get acclimatized in Asia Minor, and 
should be tried in the Panjab and Cashmere. 
These fabrics are interesting as indicating 
the taste of the Central Asiatics as regards the 
price they are willing to pay and the patterns 
which they affeet, and which might be looked 
at in eonnexion with Wereschgin’s striking 
Central Asian pictures at the Crystal Palace 
(Dr. Leitner). 
Chamba Mal, Amritsar. 
Galbadan.” Striped silk (1 piece). 
Madras Committee. 
Gown pieces (3), Salayada, Maganarnam, and 
Kutiny. From Tanjore, obtained by M. R. Ry. 
A Streenevasa Row. 
Silk carpet. From Tanjore, obtained by M. R. Ry. 
A. Streenevasa Row. 
Silk thread (4 samples). Kistna district. 
Silk pieces (2). White and red. Kistna district. 
“ Zamaivar.” Silk cloth (1 piece). Tanjore. 
Silk turban cloth with gold fringe. Coimbatore. 
Silk “ sarees ” (2). Female dress. Madura and 
Tanjore. 
Silk “ cholees ” (3). From Tangore. 
The “ cholee,” or bodice, is a closely-fitting 
jacket with sleeves, either covering the breast 
only or having a back attached to it as well. 
Silk handkerchief. Coimbatore. 
Mysore Local Committee. 
“ Sarees ” (30). Hindu female attire. 
_ These fabrics consist of silk, or a mixture of 
silk cotton, and are either plain or adorned with 
gold lace, stripes, &c. 
“Kuppasas” (4). Used by Hindu women for 
bodices. 
“ Kummerbunds ” (3). Waistcloth worn by men. 
Vincent, Robinson, & Co., London. 
A silk rüg. 7 ft. 2 in. x 3 ft. 10 in. 
SECTION V.-EMBROIDERIES; GOLD AND SILVER WEBS; LACE 
AND LOOSE WOVEN FABRICS; FRINGE WORK, &c. &c. 
Madras Committee. 
Turbans (2). Gold embroidered. Madras. 
Children's caps (2). Gold embroidered. Madras. 
Net dress. Embroidered. Madras. 
Muslin dress. Embroidered with beetle wings. 
Madras. 
Muslin (embroidered with gold). 2 pieces, Madras. 
Saddle cloth. Velvet embroidered with gold. 
Madras. 
“ Musnud ” (gold embroidered). Consisting of a 
“ Tursh ” (carpet), one large and two small. 
“ Tukiyas ” (pillows). Madras. 
Ediyengudi Mission School, Madras. 
Lace (8 specimens). 
A “ Bertha.” Black and gold lace. 
Bombay Committee. 
“ Kinkhaub.” Gold and silver brocade. (10 
pieces). From Surat and Ahmedabad. 
“ Hemroo ” (single and double), 3 pieces. Surat. 
“ Luppa ” (6 pieces). Ahmedabad. 
“ Kinkob,” “ Hemroo,” “ Luppa,” are all of 
the same Order of manufacture, gold, or gold 
and silver and silk. In the “ Kinkob,” metal 
predominates, whereas in the “ Hemroo,” the 
silk predominates. Another of the latter’s 
characteristics is that the design is generally a 
diaper or “ Boota.” Affixes of “single” and 
“ double ” are also made use of to designate one 
colour or several, such as Ekowdu Hemroo and 
Bewdu, Hemroo. In Surat it is known as 
“ Kumjurno Aleeacha,” which means that there 
is only a small quantity of gold thread used in 
it. “ Luppa ” is all gold or silver, that is, the 
metal only is visible. 
“ Kinaree ” (18 pieces). From Ahmedabad and 
Kattyawar. Gold, silver, and silk edging for 
sarees, cholees, &c. 
Silk and gold cloth. From Surat. 
Silk pieces (7). “ Gaut.” From Kattyawar. 
Silk piece, rieh Paythani green. Fron Yeola, 
“ Oopermee,” Head dress. Red silk with gold 
border. Kattyawar. 
Caps (2). Velvet embroidered with gold and silver. 
Bombay. 
Veils (2). Silk. From Aden. 
Sarees (3). Women’s dress. Of silk, and silk and 
cotton with gold border. From Bombay, Yeola, 
and Surat. 
“ Shaloo.” Woman’s garment. Green silk with 
gold border. From Kattyawar. 
“ Mushroos ” (2). Used as a Ghagra. Ahmedabad. 
The Ghagra is a skirt worn by women from 
Malwa, Guzerat, Kattyawar, and Kutch; also 
by Purbhoo girls in Bombay, fastened by a band 
round the waist and reaching the ankles. The 
Ghagra and Cholee are comparatively modern 
innovations, adopted by Hindoo and Jain 
women from the Mahomedans. In the south 
of India it is the populär belief that women 
were made to bare their breasts to win back the