wando mai kamun k’afa (Pants)
About this object
History of use
Cultural context
Worn by men.
Iconographic meaning
Many of the 'Dagi knot' and other complex motifs have Islamic ritual significance, and specific designs are created by Koranic scholars for artisans.
Physical description
Man's wide, drawstring cotton pants with cuffs and embroidered design. The pants are made from woven strips seamed together. The front and back are very wide and seamed at sides and across the bottom leaving the corners open and gathered into two cuffs. The cuffs are green and red striped, with the occasional wide yellow stripe. The top edge is turned over to form an easing for a drawstring. The lower front of the legs are embroidered in red, green, blue, yellow, pink, in a complex interlocking design.
Categories
Materials
Date Made
Before 1910 ?
Date Acquired
3 Aug 1976
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Measurements
Overall: 93.5 cm x 217 cm
Object Number
Cb83