| Native Name | Chakla |
| Object Number | 89-13-375 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Indian |
| Provenience | India |
| Period | 20th Century |
| Date Made | 20th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Technique | Embroidered | Woven | Sewn |
| Iconography | Floral |
| Description | Wall hanging made of undyed plain-weave cotton embroidered with dyed cotton thread. Design is drawn on first. This can be seen especially on the prongs above the triangle tips on the outer border, which are left unstitched. Embroidered in herringbone stitch without an outline stitch; chain stitch is used for linework. Mutliple backing fabrics are stitched together using ladder stitch. Backing is original (embroidery is stitched through). All fabrics are plain-weave cotton—two sections are quite threadbare. The main backing fabric is currently tan (may have lost color) and has a faint pattern of fixed (yellow and green -- green only seems achievable with synthetic) and repelled motifs (white) to form a diamond lattice design with flowers and diamonds in alternating colors. The other two patterned fabrics are red: one is red with pink dots, yellow flowers, small white flowers, and green dots; the other is red with pink dots and yellow, white, and green bandhani work (thin strip at the border). These look roller-printed. |
| Length | 59 cm |
| Width | 58 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Estate of Elizabeth Lyons, Keeper of the Asian Collections, University Museum, 1989 |
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