Salwars
date: label: date made
content: 1976
label: date made
content: 1985
notes: label: Description
content: These Pakistani pants are called salwars. These are made for a woman. They were worn by donor Shaista Mahmood in 1985 in Lahore, Pakistan at the henna ceremony at Flatties Hotel. The bride was her sister-in-law. They are made of a blue silk which has an all over embroidery on the legs. The waistband is a plain, unembroidered blue silk. The pant embroidery is a golden thread vine and flower decoration. The flowers have red or green colored centers. The pants have elastic ankles and an elastic waist band. There are no tags or labels. This is part of a costume set with 2015.0237.08a,c,d,e,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: 2015.0237.08b
label: catalog number
content: 2015.0237.08b
label: accession number
content: 2015.0237
objectType: label: Object Name
content: salwars
label: Object Name
content: woman pants
label: Object Name
content: trousers
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 39 3/4 in x 23 in; 100.965 cm x 58.42 cm