Minneapolis Institute of Art

Cloth for woman's veil (Telia dupatta) or man's waist wrap (Telia lungi)

India (Andhra Pradesh)

Date

late 19th–early 20th century

Medium

Cotton, double ikat (<I>Telia</I> cloth)

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

This cotton ikat fabric is from an unused stockpile of similar telia cloth - so-called because the traditional dyeing process involved treating the threads with sesame oil ( tel ). Produced in the southeast Indian coastal town of Chirala, telia cloth found a ready market in Hyderabad, the area's main trade center. The fabric, often decorated with white embroidery, made an attractive head covering for women. Men wore it plain as a waist wrap. Asia

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