Man's turban (Pagri), c. 1850, 594 15/16 x 5 9/16 in. ( x cm), Silk, metallic threads; tied resist dye, India, 19th century, Women wore head coverings out of modesty; men wore them out of pride. In India and Pakistan, a man's turban (pagri) was an assertion of his dignity, inseparable from his sense of honor

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