Chamail_(clothing)

Chamail (clothing)

Chamail (clothing)

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The chamail is a type of poncho-like clothing from Central Asia.[2]

Statue of the Buddha wearing the Iranian three-pointed chamail, Ghorband valley, Fondukistan monastery, circa 700 CE.[1]
Buddha wearing a crown and cape. Painting in niche "I" at Bamiyan, 7th century CE.

As a result of Central-Asian influence, this type of clothing also appears in Indian works of art of the 1st millennium CE, as in Ajanta or Bagh.[2] The chamail was probably introduced in India by the Sakas or the Kushans.[2] The chamail also appears in Gandharan Buddhist sites such as Fondukistan and Bamiyan, and even as far as Xinjiang.[2] In Kashmir also, the chamail appears on the Buddha or Bodhisattavas during the 6-7th century CE.[2]

Examples

  • Gandhara King devotee wearing the chamail, 3rd-4th century CE
  • A foreigner in Sasanian dress drinking wine, on the ceiling of the central hall of Cave 1, Ajanta, likely a generic scene from an object imported from Central Asia (460–480 CE).[3][4]
  • Wearer of a chamail (right) in the Penjikent murals.[2]
  • Servant wearing chamail dress, Penjikent

References

  1. [1]
    Compareti, Matteo (2009). "Iranian Elements in Kaśmīr and Tibet Sasanian and Sogdian Borrowings in Kashmiri and Tibetan Art". Transoxiana. 14.
  2. [2]
    Compareti, Matteo (2014). "Some Examples of Central Asian Decorative Elements in Ajanta and Bagh Indian Paintings". The Silk Road. 12: 40–41.
  3. [3]
    Brancaccio, Pia (2010). The Buddhist Caves at Aurangabad: Transformations in Art and Religion. BRILL. pp. 80–82, 305–307 with footnotes. ISBN 978-9004185258.
  4. [4]
    DK Eyewitness Travel Guide India. Dorling Kindersley Limited. 2017. p. 126. ISBN 9780241326244.

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