coli

garment

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Muslim clothing

  • Hans Holbein the Younger: portrait of Henry VIII
    In dress: South Asia

    …short-sleeved, breast-length blouse called a coli. The ghaghra and coli continue to be basic elements of Muslim women’s dress, the loose front panel replaced by the traditional sari, which is worn as an overgarment, one end draped around the hips, the other carried up over the shoulder or head.

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