Various depictions of clothing in ancient Pakistan

[Pan-Islamic-Pakistan]

such vulgar dress is no more part of our history after Islam came to subcontinent

These are just artist renditions and have no bearing on reality.

The statues likely are idealized portrayals of females (esp for worship,) similar to other cultures' statues like greeks, egyptians, romans, etc.

Some people have an agenda to prove our culture was vulgar, in an effort to promote such vulgarity in the modern day. This is simply not true.

 

[W.11]

Early Harappan, Kot Digi Phase dated to 2800-2600 BC

check out the elaborate tunics/kameez worn by the figurines with a waist band, some people propagate that Indus people didn't wear anything but a lungi and chadar on the chest.

The figurines are also probably wearing tight churidar type trousers and a pagri type head dress.

Harappa 2,300 B.C.

http://realhistoryww.com/world_history/ancient/Indus_Valley_India_1.htm

 

[313ghazi]

This is all very interesting to know. We defintely need a documentary series on this time period.

some very interesting facts

• indus people used buttoned shirts, this tradition contrary to some scholarship continued to the used in historic periods (buttons excavated from gandhara, even keeladi, tamil nadu, depicted in kushan, gupta coins etc)
• indus people used silk as clothing material, an indian scholar vasant shinde even states that indus people used domesticated silk and not only wild silk
• indus people used spinning wheel, the quality of the cotton excavated provides evidence of cotton spinning wheel being used (Dr Kenoyer)
• indus people used hand loom to make clothes, the weights of the loom have been discovered.
• indus people wore churidar and blouse just like they wear blouses for saris today, the figurine i posted above is a dancing girl wearing both churidar and blouse.
• indus people were also aware of jute as jute has been excavated from indus sites as well.
• Indus people also used large tunics/ like kameez depcited ibn one of the boat rtifacts from kot digi periods, turbans and also probably wore boots/sandals, which is depicted in one of their seals

regards

I suspect most of the atire worn wouldn't have been too different to rural farming attire in recent history. For large parts of society clothing is practical. people working in the fields would cover their heads as protection from the sun, but not in garments that would restrict movement. trousers or dhotis would have been worn at a shorter length in the fields to keep them clean, people would likely wear loose clothing but maybe long sleeves etc to protect from the summer sun.

 

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Indus valley civlization figurine

chandraketugarh, west bengal 2nd cen BC

the IVC figurine with hair style which resembles figurines form historic period, indian subcontinent.

 

[Talwar e Pakistan]

harrapans

some work of pakistani designers that come closest , me thinks

still from bollywood movie mohanjedaro

trailer

[video=youtube;UPZ5FKEB02I]

gandhara

Those are horrible examples...

Indus valley civlization figurine

chandraketugarh, west bengal 2nd cen BC

the IVC figurine with hair style which resembles figurines form historic period, indian subcontinent.

Wow...

You are still obsessively trying to find links between Indus Valley Civilization and Tamil Nadu or Bengal a thousand miles away by desperately trying to highlight obscure "similarities" between artifacts thousands of years a part in time.

 

[W.11]

You are still obsessively trying to find links between Indus Valley Civilization and Tamil Nadu or Bengal a thousand miles away by desperately trying to highlight obscure "similarities" between artifacts thousands of years a part in time.

comparing south asian arts, culture and clothings, lay off your BS nationalistic jingoism, will you.

regards

 

[Talwar e Pakistan]

comparing south asian arts, culture and clothings, lay off your BS nationalistic jingoism, will you.

regards

Where in the thread title does it state 'South Asian arts, culture and clothings'?

Every thread that relates to Pakistani history, you try to pollute it with desperate attempts of connecting IVC to Tamil Nadu or Bengal.

 

[W.11]

Where in the thread title does it state 'South Asian arts, culture and clothings'?

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what if i brought south asia here, which helps in elaborating the subject, now stop crying like a toddler here.

regards

 

[Rusty]

These are just artist renditions and have no bearing on reality.

The statues likely are idealized portrayals of females (esp for worship,) similar to other cultures' statues like greeks, egyptians, romans, etc.

Some people have an agenda to prove our culture was vulgar, in an effort to promote such vulgarity in the modern day. This is simply not true.

What is vulgar to is normal for others.
What is normal to you, is vulgar to others.

So now education is "promoting"
I really feel you are born in the wrong age.
Dark ages would have been perfect for you.

 

[W.11]

the unmistakeable pagri from the bronze ages

 

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ancient egyptian llike beards

 

[Indus Pakistan]

comparing south asian arts, culture and clothings, lay off your BS nationalistic jingoism, will you.

regards

Will you please lay off trying to Gangufy our history. You should by all means celebrate wider South Asian, world history but please open threads in 'South Asia' section etc. This is "Pakistan History".

@Taimur Khurram @Progressive1 Great thread guys. Best of all your owning up "Ancient Pakistan" with both hands.

 

[W.11]

Dhoti wrap, Banawali, Haryana, India, Indus Valley Civilization

An Indus female figurine with Pharoah like beard, wearing elaborate stitched dress and head dress, completely covered, Harappa, Pakistan

Tika ornament

pagri