Kerala "Mundu" Sari: Working Class Women

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Title

Kerala "Mundu" Sari: Working Class Women

Subject

Indian Sari

Description

Painting orgianlly titled " A Nair Lady" shows a women wearing a mundu sari but only covering her bottom as covering her torso was considered not of her class. Her bare breasts was indicative of her class and caste status.

Creator

M.V.Dhurandhar

Source

Women of India by Otto Rothfeld

Publisher

Project Gutenberg

Date

1920