Hindu Indian lady wearing sari, painting by Raja Ravi Varma. One of the most ancient and popular clothing in the Indian subcontinent.

Stanapatta (Stanmasuka) was a loose wrap cloth for the upper body. It was a chest band used in ancient India. It was a simple upper garment of the females during the ancient time similar to the mamillare or strophium used by the Roman women. Stanapatta was a part of Poshaka (the women's attire). Kālidāsa mentions kurpasika, another form of breastband that is synonymized with uttarasanga and stanapatta by him. Innerwears for lower parts were called nivi or nivi bandha.[1][2] The Skandamata sculpture of Malhar depicts the use of stanapatta and kanchuki in ancient times.[3]

Style

The garment was mainly used by married women to cover the nipples or breasts completely. It was also decorated with embellishments and worn with many successor clothes of uttariya, for instance, Sari. Stanapatta changed with the time; few evolved forms are choli or blouse.[4] [5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Mahapatra, N. N. (2016). Sarees of India. Woodhead Publishing India PVT. Limited. p. 3. ISBN 978-93-85059-69-8.
  2. ^ Nair, Rukmini Bhaya; deSouza, Peter Ronald (2020-02-20). Keywords for India: A Conceptual Lexicon for the 21st Century. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-350-03925-4.
  3. ^ Prachya Pratibha. Birla Institute of Art and Music. 1978. p. 121.
  4. ^ Padma, Sree (1991). Costume, Coiffure, and Ornaments in the Temple Sculpture of Northern Andhra. Agam Kala Prakashan. p. 118. ISBN 978-99911-22-35-9.
  5. ^ "The history of sari: The nine yard wonder - Times of India". The Times of India. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 2021-01-21.


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