History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c23.s6.30
History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c23.s6.30
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27. The item categorised as khes in Pakistan corresponds to the article in Fig. 9b. In India, however, there appears to have been two categories, khes and majnu. Khes is a rough quality off-white or checked handloom material used as wrapper in Punjab. According to Sri D.N. Vij, Panipat Textile Handicrafts, Panipat, majnu is a double cloth with a patterning as shown in Fig. 9b. The technique was ascribed by him to Multan.