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vures for all imports : classification is not always (m) Aikhulu'i (often pronounced Alkhuluq),
lorrc^tly given:— a long garment reaching below the
knees, low at the nock and not low over
the chest. Aston, Lamseh and * Ursi9
prints, Jllack aud White Discharge,
l!O*-09, 190910. 1910*11 1911*12,
Piece*. l*ic«#a. Piece*. Piece*. Purple and Chocolate Dubahrs,
Crimps, an; commonly used. The better
class will also wear Kalemkars and
‘Ska mis.'
W’bVt tnd Grey (trj Qaba (a long outer garment open at the
neck). For quality, this depends on
jIcOcmi (48 jarl.*) 17,420 the wealth of the wearer. The lowest
jKoican* 1G.493 18,230 7.H30 G.G2G class wear “ AbrehJJ i.e., pieces of five
White and Grey
Shirtings . 49310 30,197 33,129 45,242 yards of Lieprnann's shirting, given
White Mull* . 41039 15,703 39,001 50,977 to local dyers, and dyed in various
White Nainsook* . 52 a* S 7 23.722 39,240 40,212 colours.
CruhrfJ, drill*,
t«ills and lava* . 18.539 21.031 11,310 12,246 Black Twills are also worn when in mourning.
White (and coloured Those better off make their Qabas in summer of
g*aze) 4,537 1.518 18,107 15,789 White Shirting, in winter ot black aud (coloured
Italians (Dalit). Fastuni, or Suitings, S iteens,
also plushes, velvets, and silks among nomads.
Co.rorcd Goods—
Among the middle and better classes in the
Print* (fart red, towns, more purlieu’arly, instead of theQiba, a
Istnsa, discharge
a*:eri, etc.) , 1 112,9-9 43.911 112,935 157,652 long garment like a light overcoat, but reaching
.
Pubshr? (also classed nearly to the heels, called a Sirdari, is worn, and
is print*) . .1 32,9 H 37.128 10,931 18.491 in made quite plain of dark miterial either suitings
It’.acic Twill* . . | 9.037 331 13,738 | 10,309 or Black Italians, or of Broad cloth among the
l!cd aud Purple .
Twilit . . 37.308 17.162 14,203 ’ C2.430 chiefs and people of wealth.
lied and Parple i There is anotb-r kind, corresponding with
Mall* 0,179 132*17 5,539 1 25.«40
IDs* M nil* . ..................... i 9,8.9 the i-.uropean frock-coat, but with pleats below
l;’.a k aud Dyed the waist at the bi.-k, calk-1 a Sardar-i-Mizxmi.
Italian* 2.670 2. C-32 4,142 ’ 4.599 Nomads ahs) use Striped Twills.
CrivjjH 9,942 9.79 -1»,351 21,459
MrsVr.i', bone*,etc. S.791 3, r>0 23,103 25,516 (r) Shal-i-Karnar. Among the tribesmen
JlJjeV and White universally, aud among the majority
Print* . .1 7,917 3,067 5.273
li-vk aud Grey • of townspeople, a heavy thick roll,
D.-P* . .! C97 usually consisting of an entire piece of
*vcen«, Alpacas . \ 1,902 4,149 i 1.219 Mulls (22 yards loug' or of Drill, col­
Dr vadca i 1,422 oured, or of purple Twills for mourning,
Mi^ftiaucoos. 19,973 17.032 i 10,790
I is wound round the waist over itcins
of dress (f), (it), and (Hi).
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Total . 1:5,019 2S0.S76 413,303 500,112 (vi) Shalwar (Trousers). M*ken worn by the
i better class over the Ziri-i-Jameh, these are
commonly made of black Italians and
Tk-';p figures would tend to show that Red and
Purple Twills and Mulls, with white goods, various Twills.
prints, and Crimps have bceu heavily imported in Prices in Buskin? for cotton-goods during 1911-12
comparison with previous years. It may be of averaged for the principal classes of goods per
iuterest to give some notes on the employment of piece:—
tie different classes mentioned above towards i
clothing tribesmen, such as those described in.the 1910-11 1911-12 ; Sterling cqu-val-
introduction to this report: these remarks fo not Krana. Kians. I ents, 1911-12.
apply to the many-coloured stuffs used by women,
or to outer articles of the dress of the better class «. d. t. d. t. <1. *. d.
consumer.
Mexicans (96 jards) CO, 70 . 36 20 4*
The Persian tribesman wears:—
„ (Boro'.ay 48 • 3t, 32 . 12 4J.ll 7|
(0 A long under shirt (Jameh-Juma or Pir- yard*) («).
ban) made of nainsooks (white or dyed „ (Boa.kiy 48 32, 30 , 11 7J.10 11
black), or white Malls, 20 yards, or (*>•
dyed black in Bombay. Nomads also While Shirting* ...
use coloared drills. In winter, white | 36. 33, 13 1 12 0. 13
37, 27.
5j,9 5).
Shirtings are used : and an inferior
kind is made of Mexicans (IS yards). I.icpmana’* Shirting* . ... 36, 38. ! 13 1, 13 9J, 14
40. 38.
(ii) Drawers reaching to the ankle (Zir 6, 13 »».
Jameh) and very wide. For summer White Mall* (22yard#) 13, 14 . 144,13] 5 2. 4 11|, 4
wear in the littoral, White Mulls, or j 13| 10].
dy-’d in Bombay, are used : for winter White KaintooV* (20 18, 19 19), 18. 6 11, 6 6). 6
\Vhito Shirtings, or the same dyed blue yard*. 17 2)
in Bombay and then known as Kasa- White Carj.hHea (12 13. 12.
wari. The pFopet- classes also wear jard*) 10, 9. 4 R|* 4 4). 3
Mexicans. i 7!. a 3],