The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c15.s1.76

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The kind of cloth used by women for their dress differed with their status. Maidens and women in coverture used to wear gay and embroidered cloth. The ladies of the 4th and 5th centuries A. D. used to prefer dotted, striped, gauzy and embroidered muslins for their bodices. This is quite clear from several paintings at Ajanta¹. Some women, especially in Ceylone and south India, used to wear also a narrow breast band across their breasts over their bodices². This fashion did not become common in northern India.