Caste rules regulated ornament, dress, and unpaid labor of women

Evidence

Balai women must not wear gold or silver ornaments; they must not wear fancy gowns or jackets. … 6. Balai women must attend all cases of confinement of Hindu women. … 7. Balais must render services without demanding remuneration, and must accept whatever a Hindu is pleased to give. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 827

Categorization

• XREF: The dress/ornament prohibitions echo the sumptuary-logic article (‘Complaints About Immodesty Go Way Back’) — same marking of lower-caste bodies by what they may or may not wear.