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Woman's Wedding Shawl (Bagh Phulkari)20th century

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Embroidered textile with deep red ground and golden yellow hourglass-shaped vessel motifs arranged in two rows, bordered by geometric chevron and diamond patterns
Embroidered textile with deep red ground and horizontal running-stitch lines throughout. Central field features a large hourglass or double-triangle motif in yellow, flanked by a checkered cross pattern in red, purple, and yellow with small stylized human and bird figures. Right border contains geometric zigzag and star motifs in yellow, red, purple, and white.
Embroidered textile with dense horizontal silk stitching on a deep red ground, featuring large hourglass and diamond geometric motifs in golden yellow outlined in red, with small triangular and arrow-shaped forms in purple, white, and pink; a geometric border of small squares runs along the bottom edge.
Woven textile with a deep red ground and horizontal dash patterns in yellow and pink. Central motif of large interlocking diamond and hourglass forms in golden yellow outlined in dark red. Upper portion features two stylized vessel or plant forms in purple and white against the striped field. Bottom border with small geometric squares in red, yellow, and white.
Title
Woman's Wedding Shawl (Bagh Phulkari)
Place Made
India or Pakistan
Date Made
20th century
Medium
Cotton plain weave, silk floss embroidery
Dimensions
86 × 55 1/2 in. (218.44 × 140.97 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of B. Rich
Accession Number
M.2013.215.93
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles