Angarkha with Chikan Work

ngarkha coat of white muslin decorated with chikan work. Northern India, c. AD 1900. ngarkha coat of white muslin decorated with chikan work. Northern India, c. AD 1900. Copyright Textile Museum of Canada, acc. no. T86.0269.

The Textile Museum of Canada houses a cotton angarkha coat that dates to about AD 1900. It is 119 cm long and 191 cm wide. It has been decorated with chikan work.

Textile Museum of Canada online catalogue (retrieved 6 December 2016).

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