COSTUMES
India: Rajasthan, Jodhpur
Turban (pagri -- man's)
1945 - 1964
Plain weave; Resist dyed, plangi
Cotton
7 yds 31 x 28 1/2 in. (718.8 x 72.3 cm)
Elizabeth Bayley Willis Collection, gift of Virginia and Prentice Bloedel
TC 64.8-3

Turban, like each of India's indigenous garments, are long lengths of cloth wrapped around the body. This pagri is seven yards in length. Organizationally, it also conforms to a similar system with decorative panels defining the ends of the cloth. The red decorative ends are known as pallavi. -- Label copy for Courtyard, Bazaar, Temple: Traditions of Textile Expression in India, June 12, 1982 to July 25, 1982.