page_title: Jats of Kutch
section_title: History and origin
hierarchical_section_title: Jats of Kutch / History and origin
caption_attribution_description: English: Exhibit in the Textile Museum of Canada, 55 Centre Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Photography was permitted in the museum without restriction.
context_page_description: The Jats of Kutch are a cattle breeding nomadic Muslim community, found in the Kutch region of Gujarat in India. They are one of a number of communities of Maldhari pastoral nomads found in the Banni region of Kutch.
context_section_description: The Jat, or Jath claim descent from ancient pastoral tribes of the Indus delta (Indus River Delta) region of Sindh, where some members of the tribe still reside. Some that were assimilated from later waves of migration and who remain in Sindh are referred to as the Balochi Jats. From there, they moved into the Bani region in search of pastorage. With the partition of India, the Jat of Kutch have lost all contact with their kinsmen in Sindh. They appear to be distinct from the Jat community of North India and Punjab, Pakistan.
caption: Wedding dress (abho), Memon or Jat, Banni, Kutch, Gujarat, India, late 19th to early 20th century, silk, glass mirrors - DSC00971
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