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Map Shawlsecond half of the 19th century

On view:
Geffen Galleries, From Kashmir to Cashmere
Densely embroidered textile on cream ground depicting a bird's-eye city map with winding rivers, miniature buildings, figures, and animals in coral, green, and blue thread, framed by a dark green floral border
Unknown, Map Shawl
Unknown, Map Shawl
Unknown, Map Shawl
Unknown, Map Shawl
Unknown, Map Shawl
Textile, likely a Persian or Indian pictorial carpet, with cream field densely filled with scrolling floral arabesques in red, green, and blue; lower portion depicts an architectural landscape with buildings, trees, and figures in fine detail; fringe visible along right edge.
Unknown, Map Shawl
Unknown, Map Shawl
Unknown, Map Shawl
Unknown, Map Shawl
Embroidered textile on cream ground depicting a bird's-eye landscape with meandering blue rivers, dense green trees, architectural structures, and scattered animals including a lion and birds, surrounded by dense floral and vine scrollwork in red, green, orange, and blue thread.
Unknown, Map Shawl
Unknown, Map Shawl
Unknown, Map Shawl
Unknown, Map Shawl
Unknown, Map Shawl
Unknown, Map Shawl
Unknown, Map Shawl
Unknown, Map Shawl
Unknown, Map Shawl
Unknown, Map Shawl
Unknown, Map Shawl
Unknown, Map Shawl
Unknown, Map Shawl
Unknown, Map Shawl
Unknown, Map Shawl
Unknown, Map Shawl
Unknown, Map Shawl
Title
Map Shawl
Place Made
Kashmir region, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Date Made
second half of the 19th century
Medium
Goat-fleece underdown (pashm) twill with goat-fleece underdown embroidery
Dimensions
76 1/2 × 76 in. (194.31 × 193.04 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Vickie C. Elson
Accession Number
M.2024.214
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Copyright
photo © Museum Associates/LACMA, by Jonathan Urban