Shawl

43-12-79

From: India | Kashmir

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Palledar fardi
Object Number 43-12-79
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Indian
Provenience India | Kashmir
Section Asian
Materials Wool | Silk
Technique Tapestry Weave | Embroidered | Dyed | Woven | Sewn
Iconography Floral | Buta | Boteh
Description

Wool palledar shawl. Red with wide border at ends, narrower border at sides. Conventionalized floral buta patterns in soft red, blue, green, yellow and white. Kani weaving with some blue silk backing.

Length 317.5 cm
Width 129.54 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Mrs. Frances E. (Harry) Markoe, 1943

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