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This type, with floral print on a tussar silk ground, is close to other types of printed tussar textiles such as saris made in the textile centre of Berhampur. 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Printed silk choppas (from  Hindi chhapna: 'to  print') were hugely popular, as were tie-dyed  silk bandannoes (from Hindi bandhana: 'to tie'), the origin of the  modern  bandanna handkerchief. Fine Bengali cottons were also used for handkerchiefs, sometimes with mottos or names woven   into their borders.\r\n\r\nLength of bandannoe handkerchiefs\r\nTie-dyed silk\r\nBerhampur, West Bengal, 1830-80\r\nV&A: 18.678-1883\r\n\r\nChoppa handkerchief\r\nPrinted silk\r\nKasimbazar, West Bengal, 1820-50\r\nV&A: 18.17-2008\r\n\r\nPersonalised handkerchief\r\nCotton with silk borders, woven with the  name and titles of Colonel T.H. Hendley\r\nSantipur, West Bengal, 1898-1903\r\nGiven by Mrs G.M. 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