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Ancient Indian Costume c7.10

Ancient Indian Costume c7.10

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c7.10

There was a fifth category—a mixture of foreign and indigenous garments. This last category is of great interest as it shows how clothes changed and evolved, how some of the purely draped garments of the Indians were replaced by cut-and-sewn garments, especially in the north and northwest where influences were felt more keenly, and where climatically sewn garments were more suitable.