Man's Angarkha (Outer Robe)
Late 18th or early 19th century
Medium
Cotton, plain weave; pieced
Dimensions
128.3 × 92.7 cm (50 1/2 × 36 1/2 in.)
Classification
costume
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
248720
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Indian cotton weavers have been creating delicate, sheer textiles for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Elite men and women on the Indian subcontinent valued such fine, cotton muslin or mulmul—a specialty of Bengal that was made entirely by hand—for fashionable clothing.
About the Artist
Unknown
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