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Fourteen names.
Ten written. Two said. Four held.

Positions that already exist in this country and never had a word. The held four belong to the scenes that live them.

Silk Patolu Sari, India, Gujarat, 19th century

Silk Patolu Sari · India, Gujarat, 19th century
The Cleveland Museum of Art · public domain

Rest on a name to see its cloth.

  1. 01
    Border of a Shawl, India, Kashmir

    Border of a Shawl · India, Kashmir
    The Cleveland Museum of Art · public domain

    Peharपहरa watch of three hours, one-eighth of the daySpoken
  2. 02
    Silk Patolu Sari, India, Gujarat, 19th century

    Silk Patolu Sari · India, Gujarat, 19th century
    The Cleveland Museum of Art · public domain

    Unsaidout of occasion, untimelyUnsaid
  3. 03
    Sari, India, Benares, 19th century

    Sari · India, Benares, 19th century
    The Cleveland Museum of Art · public domain

    Unsaidweaving, the weaveUnsaid
  4. 04
    Head Shawl ("Phulkari"), India, Punjab, 19th century

    Head Shawl ("Phulkari") · India, Punjab, 19th century
    The Cleveland Museum of Art · public domain

    UnsaidinheritanceUnsaid
  5. 05
    Embroidered Sari, India, Patna, 19th - early 20th century

    Embroidered Sari · India, Patna, 19th - early 20th century
    The Cleveland Museum of Art · public domain

    Bakhiyaबख़ियाstitching; in chikankari, worked on the reverse so only its shadow reaches the frontSpoken
  6. 06
    Fragment of Draped Court Apparel, India, Rajasthan or Northern Deccan

    Fragment of Draped Court Apparel · India, Rajasthan or Northern Deccan
    The Cleveland Museum of Art · public domain

    UnsaidsunlightUnsaid
  7. 07
    Striped Brocade with Flowering Vine, Western India

    Striped Brocade with Flowering Vine · Western India
    The Cleveland Museum of Art · public domain

    Unsaida pause; the holding of a noteUnsaid
  8. 08
    Fragment of a Turban Cloth, India, Rajasthan, Mughal period, early 19th Century

    Fragment of a Turban Cloth · India, Rajasthan, Mughal period, early 19th Century
    The Cleveland Museum of Art · public domain

    Unsaidfine muslinUnsaid
  9. 09
    Striped Brocade, Southern India, Warangal

    Striped Brocade · Southern India, Warangal
    The Cleveland Museum of Art · public domain

    Unsaidmeasured, weighedUnsaid
  10. 10
    Fragment of Draped Apparel, India, Rajasthan or Northern Deccan

    Fragment of Draped Apparel · India, Rajasthan or Northern Deccan
    The Cleveland Museum of Art · public domain

    UnsaiddailyUnsaid
  11. 11HeldNorth East street styleHeld
  12. 12HeldRegional occasion canonHeld
  13. 13HeldMen's everyday ethnicHeld
  14. 14HeldDiaspora displacementHeld

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