Dorea (, Doreas, Dooreas, Doriyah) was a type of
striped or
check patterned cloth made in the
Indian subcontinent
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. The continued (
warp
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side) striped Dorea was a simplest form of Dorea.
Doriya was a kind of cloth, originally made of
cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus ''Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose, and can contain minor perce ...
, but later made of
silk
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, or
tussar or silk and cotton both. It has a flimsy texture when compared to
Ilayecha. Doriya was also called "a striped cloth", with stripes running along with the warp of the cloth.
"Are-doriya" was a type with diagonal stripes, while "Salaidar" was a cloth in which the stripes were across the width or in the weft.
Mention
"
Ain-i-Akbari
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" is a document from the Mughal empire. Doriya's name is mentioned there, along with contemporary cotton fabrics such as
Khasa,
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,
Bafta,
Tansukh,
Dupatta, and
Panchtoliya
''Panchtoliya'' was an old cotton cloth of the Mughal Empire, Mughal period. The Panchtoliya was very light in weight and used for the veil. It was weighing only 2-5 tola (one tola is 10 grams) per piece. The credit of Panchtoliya goes to the Mugh ...
.
Fabric
Originally it was made of
cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus ''Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose, and can contain minor perce ...
only, the cloth was later manufactured with
silk
Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and is produced by certain insect larvae to form cocoons. The best-known silk is obtained from the coc ...
and other type of materials as well.
Exports
Bengal
Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predom ...
exported a variety of fabrics ranging in fineness from
''Dorea to Sologazi, Chela, Sanu, Rumal, Fota,
Chintz, Guinea cloth, Garra, and
Sailcloth.
''
See also
*
Bafta cloth
References
Woven fabrics
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