Trousers
Tir-u sikh style, belonged to Mihrbanu Khanum, wife of Dinyar Bastani and mother of Arghavan; according to Kourosh Aidun (her grandson), the cloth was completely made at home.
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- Date late 19th/early 20th century
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A tir-u sikh shalvar, worn by Zoroastrian women under the qamis (dress), of which only the lower half could be seen. The upper part was made of thick cotton and the lower part of multi-coloured cotton stripes stitched together. Source: A Zoroastrian Tapestry: Art, Religion, and Culture, by P. Godrej and F. Punthakey Mistree (Ahmedabad: Mapin, 2002).
- Dimensions 72 x 134 cm
- Collections Kourosh Aidun
- Repository Kourosh Aidun Collection
- Restrictions No restrictions
- Accessed 8 July 2014
- Last Edited 1 August 2014
- Record no. 13119A45
