Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India c11.s3.14

c11.s3.14

Some very interesting details of the costumes of the female dancers are preserved in the decorative figures on the borders of the two early 15th century illustrated manuscripts of the *Kalpasūtra*. In one type, the dancer wears closely fitting shorts, *paṭkā*, half-sleeved closely fitting *cholī* reaching a little above the navel, scarf (*dupaṭṭā*) covering the shoulders, and a scarf tied round the hair (Fig. 254).⁷⁰ In the second type, the shorts are replaced by the *sārī* (Fig. 255).⁷¹ In the third type (Fig. 256)⁷², she wears what appears to be close-fitting trousers, the *cholī*, and a transparent *jāmah*. In the fourth type (Fig 257)⁷³, she wears a full sleeved *cholī* and a straight edged skirt.