Jhuna
Fine, sheer fabric produced in Bengal
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Jhuna was a fine sheer fabric, an open-weave structure similar to gauze. Jhuna was used primarily in the dresses of the dancers. It was another kind of fine muslin produced in Bengal with other peers such as Buddun khas, kumees, Rang.[1][2]
Name
Jhuna is a derivation word of jhin That means fine and thin.[3][2]
Dimensions
Exports
Unlike other muslins, exports of Jhuna were forbidden.[2]
Use
Jhuna was purposefully produced for the use of wealthy women households as well as the clothing of dancers and singers.[2]
