Wall Hanging

Wall hanging made of cotton in irregular basket weave dyed indigo blue, with borders in yellow, red, green, and cream plain-weave cotton of a finer weave appliqued in serrated stripes. The piece is embroidered in multicolor floss silk (heer) and undyed two-ply cotton thread. Chain stitch with additional row of small points in plaited fly stitch (muvvala) used for the white outline of the embroidered section. Variations on herringbone stitch are predominant in the densely embroidered field. Muvvala stitch is used again to fill the interstices between the ray-shaped points emitting from the central mirrors within each square of the design. Decorated with geometric patterns. Square cloth with star-like motifs embroidered in white, blue and violet thread, within orange-outlined squares. Geometric patterns surround stars and fill remaining space. embroidered design bordered with white thread which is then bordered by blue, yellow-orange, green, cream, red and blue cloth strips. Beige colored cloth backing. Loops attached at two corners. Compare with 89-13-369 & 89-13-373.