Wedding Dress
| Type: | For Ceremony and Ritual |
|---|---|
| Object Name: | Wedding Dress |
| Local Name: | jumlo |
| Place Made: | Asia: South Asia, Pakistan, Northwest Frontier Province |
| Period: | Mid 20th century |
| Date: | 1950 - 1960 |
| Dimensions: | L 89 cm x W 173 cm |
| Materials: | Cotton; metal; plastic button; glass bead; lead bead |
| Techniques: | Plain woven; embroidered; hand-sewn |
| ID Number: | T87.0144 |
| Credit: | Anonymous gift |
The jumlo was one of the most lavishly embroidered and embellished garments in South Asia, and worn by Muslim women in remote Indus Kohistan. The dress’s skirt was formed of triangular gussets – some examples have as many as 600. The jumlo, worn with full trousers and an embroidered shawl, was often embellished with coins, buttons, even key chains and old zippers. In the 1970s, ready-made Pakistani clothing began to replace jumlo.
