The lift will be out of service until Friday 28 June while we work on a replacement, and the Museum may be noisier at times due to these works.
Quilted, padded blue SUNNAT coat (CHAPAN), with blue and white trim along the front opening, the cuffs and the hem. Lined in green and white floral printed cotton. The front opening is fastened by two blue and white cords. Sleeves are long and the fitting is loose or large. With a sash or BELBOG in green, blue and grey faux ikat (factory made). A square cloth with machine embroidered scroll motifs in red and gold inside a double border of undulating red.
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
If you have any further information about objects in our collections or can suggest corrections to our information, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk
