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national dress, Nepalese

human history
  • Other Name

    Daura Suruwal (alternative)

    labeda (alternative)

  • Description

    Set of Daura Suruwal, national Nepali men’s dress, presented to Sir Edmund Hillary when he was made an honorary citizen of Nepal in 2003

    The set includes:

    daura (also called labeda) : loose double-breasted wrap shirt, flaps fastened by ties; loose-weave slub [homespun] cotton; beige-brown; knee length; side vents

    suruwal (pajamas) : cotton pants, very loose at waist, fastened by drawstring, legs tapering to tight fit at ankle; loose-weave slub [homespun] cotton; beige-brown

    ista coat (ista kot): long-line sleeveless vest (waistcoat); black cotton, lined; revere collar; two buttons with hand-stitched buttonholes; three single-welt pockets, one on left breast, one at each hip; side vents

    dhaka topi: colourful geometric-pattern cap

  • Place
  • Accession Number
    2015.99.1
  • Accession Date
    12 Nov 2015
  • Department

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