Men's coat (chogha)
19th century (second half)
Wool, silk, gold and silver thread. Black wool embroidered in gold, tinsel and gold and silver thread couched in loops; two frogs of braided gold thread
L. 55 1/2 in. (141 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1949, 49.32.74

This heavily embroidered chogha or man's coat was produced in the early nineteenth century under the influence of Sikh leadership. The chogha has antecedents in Persia and Central Asia. However, this piece was probably adapted from the longer tunic-like version favored by the Mughals called the angarakha. The Indian chogha is generally full-sleeved and worn over inner garments as a coat.