Adhotar

Adhotar was a coarse variety handloom cloth with a loosely woven structure. Adhotar was a cloth of locals in the early 19th century. It was one among various other Indian handloom fabrics such as khaddar, garha, dres, and Khasa.[1][2][3][4]

The cloth was also meant for printing to produce coarser chintz called ''dogha or galef ''.[5]

See also

References
  1. Fairchild's dictionary of textiles. Internet Archive. New York, Fairchild Publications. 1959. p. 8.CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. Pawar, Appasaheb Ganapatrao; University, Shivaji (1971). Maratha History Seminar, May 28-31, 1970: Papers. Shivaji University. p. 52.
  3. ''Khaddar , adhotar , drés , and khásá are kinds of cloth'' https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Punjab_District_Gazetteers/8OQ2AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=A Page 52
  4. ''Weavers are very few in number , and the total number of looms does not exceed one hundred . Country cloths only , such as garha , adhotar , are made , and these are taken for sale to neighbouring bazárs.'' https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Gazetteer_of_the_Province_of_Oudh_N_Z/arcBAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=W Page 137
  5. Hadi, Saiyid Muhammad (1899). A Monograph on Dyes and Dyeing in the North-Western Provinces and Oudh. North-Western Provinces and Oudh Government Press. p. 45.


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