Woman Kurti
date: label: date made
content: 1976
label: date made
content: 1985
notes: label: Description
content: This woman's long shirt is part of traditional Pakistani costume, and it is called a kurti. It was worn by donor Shaista Mahmood in 1985 in Lahore, Pakistan at the henna ceremony at Flatties Hotel. The bride was her sister-in-law. The kurti is made of blue silk which has been embroidered with silvered thread. The embroidery is a three-leafed sprig which is spaced out evenly all over the body and sleeves. There are no labels in this garment. It is part of an entire woman's costume set with number 2015.0237.08b-f
label: Description
content: Donor Shaista Mahmood is a founding member of the U.S.-Pakistan Women’s Council, which is a partnership between the U.S. Department of State and Texas A&M University. Her husband Ray Mahmood was previously ambassador-at-large for Pakistan to the US. They both work to promote interfaith dialogue between Muslims and non-Muslims in the U.S.
label: Description
content: An oral history was conducted with this donor. An unedited transcript of this oral history is available for scholarly research through the Archives Center of the National Museum of American History. The collection is "Family of Voices Oral History Project" and it is collection number AC 1365.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: used
content: Weddings
label: Subject
content: Costume
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content: Home and Community Life: Costume
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content: Cultures & Communities
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Ray and Shaista Mahmood
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2015.0237.08a
label: catalog number
content: 2015.0237.08a
label: accession number
content: 2015.0237
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Long Shirt
label: Object Name
content: kurti
label: Object Name
content: shirt
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 105.5 cm x 137 cm; 41 17/32 in x 53 15/16 in