Salembaree

A tent from Boulanger's painting C'est Un Emir.

Salembaree is an obsolete variant of cotton cloth that was a coase, stout and heavy fabric. It was made in the Indian subcontinent. The cloth was used for tents in India and Pakistan. Kathee was an alternative name for Salembaree. ^{[1]: 525, 323}John Forbes Watson mentions these fabrics under the Canvas category in his work titled Textile Manufactures and Costumes of the people of India.^{[2]: 85 [3]: 259 [4]: 222}

See also

• Sailcloth
• Canvas

References

1. Tortora, Phyllis G.; Johnson, Ingrid (2013-09-17). The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles. A&C Black. ISBN 978-1-60901-535-0.
2. Watson, John Forbes (1866). The Textile Manufactures and the Costumes of the People of India. India Office.
3. Lewandowski, Elizabeth J. (2011). The Complete Costume Dictionary. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-4004-1.
4. Wellington, Donald C. (2006). French East India Companies: A Historical Account and Record of Trade. Hamilton Books. ISBN 978-0-7618-3475-5.