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Man's Coat (Choga)

Man's Coat (Choga). Dimensions: L. of textile: 52 1/2 in. (133.4 cm) W. with outstretched arms: 63 3/8 in. (161 cm) W. of bottom: 29 3/8 in. (74.6 cm) L. of arm: 24 1/4 in. (61.6 cm). Date: ca. 1803-56. A meandering vine encloses multicolor ambi, or mangoshaped, motifs on this choga, a loose-fitting, open-fronted robe worn as an outer garment in Central Asia, Russia, North Africa, and the Indian subcontinent. This coat was likely made in Kashmir, as the double-interlocking twill tapestry weave (kanni) used to make it was a specialty of the region. Later, the coat made its way into the wardrobe of Saiyid Sa'id, sultan of Zanzibar and imam of Muscat, Oman (1803-56).
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Title: Man's Coat (Choga)
Caption: Man's Coat (Choga). Dimensions: L. of textile: 52 1/2 in. (133.4 cm) W. with outstretched arms: 63 3/8 in. (161 cm) W. of bottom: 29 3/8 in. (74.6 cm) L. of arm: 24 1/4 in. (61.6 cm). Date: ca. 1803-56. A meandering vine encloses multicolor ambi, or mangoshaped, motifs on this choga, a loose-fitting, open-fronted robe worn as an outer garment in Central Asia, Russia, North Africa, and the Indian subcontinent. This coat was likely made in Kashmir, as the double-interlocking twill tapestry weave (kanni) used to make it was a specialty of the region. Later, the coat made its way into the wardrobe of Saiyid Sa'id, sultan of Zanzibar and imam of Muscat, Oman (1803-56).
Technique/material: Wool, metal wrapped thread; double interlocking twill tapestry weave, applied decorative braid
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit: Album
Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
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Image size: 4200 × 3782 px | 45.4 MB
Print size: 35.6 × 32.0 cm | 1653.5 × 1489.0 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: ASIA • ATTRIBUTED TO INDIA, KASHMIR • BRAID (HAIRSTYLE) • BRAID • BRAIDS • BRAIDS, HAIRSTYLE • COAT • COATS • COSTUME • HAIRSTYLE: BRAIDS • ISLAMIC ART • KASHMIR • METAL • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • OVERCOAT • PLAIT (HAIRSTYLE) • PLAITS • SHELTER • TAPESTRIES • TEXTILES • TEXTILES-COSTUMES • TRIMMING • TWILL • WOOL • WOOL, METAL WRAPPED THREAD; DOUBLE INTERLOCKING TWILL TAPESTRY WEAVE, APPLIED DECORATIVE BRAID