Man cheti was a “ginger yellow”
cotton cloth made in India in the 15th century. Made in lengths of fifty feet and a width of four feet or more, it was a closely woven cloth with a sturdy construction.[1][2][3]
Mentions (Ma Huan's account of Bengal)
Chinese translator, voyager and writer
Ma Huan noted ''Man - chê - ti'' in addition to other Indian cotton varieties in his account of Bengal.[4]
^Gandhi, Manmohan Purushottam (1930).
The Indian Cotton Textile Industry: Its Past, Present and Future. G.N. Mitra, esqr. of the Book Company, Limited. p. 5. the Chinese traveller , wrote in his account . ... Another ginger - yellow fabric called Man - Cheti was also produced , which was 4 feet wide and 50 feet long.