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Ornately embroidered shawls, Swat valley; Early 20th century. The black cotton fabric has a broad field and lateral ends enlivened by floral, geometrical and linear patterns, very similar to phulkaris from Punjab.
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Ornately embroidered shawls, Swat valley, early 20th century. The black cotton fabric has a broad field and lateral ends enlivened by floral, geometrical and linear patterns, very similar to phulkaris from Punjab.
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Embroidered shawls, Swat Valley; 20th century.
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Exquisite Swat rumal with criss-cross patterns; 19th century.
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Exquisite train motifs on dark background phulkari. East Punjab; late 19th century.
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Brilliantly colourful phulkaris are worked ingeniously with a variety of geometrical patterns as seen in these examples known as Naurangi phulkaris, Hazara, now in Pakistan; late 19th century.
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Very rare example of phulkari embroidered with variegated designs; squares within squares, triangles, wavy zigzags, oblique parallel lines, East Punjab; 19th century.
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Embroidered Kantha,coloured cotton embroidery on white quilt, Bengal, 19th century.Surrounding the large central rose mandala are old renditions of Hindu gods Shiva, Ganesha, Flutist Krishna, temples and houses, western vegetal, bird and animal motifs sprinkled rhythmically all over the ground.
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Kantha, Bengal; 19th century. The westerners are often seen on numerous embroidered kanthas in addition to the conventional floral and animal motifs.
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Colourful embroidered Kantha, Bengal; 19th century. Five concentric circles around the central lotus mandala with pointed lotus petals enclose the tiny whirl.
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Fascination with scenes from contemporary life: marriage, procession, boat, ship, temple, car and lively human figures sets this kantha apart. Bengal; 19th century.
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Around central lotus mandala are embroidered two Englishmen in addition to the usual birds, animals and floral motifis. Of special interest are closely running parallel lines on all sides around inner rectilinear spaces; 19th century
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The embroiderer of this kantha displays her fascination with the newly introduced locomotive, besides usual conventional motifis, Bangladesh; 19th century.
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Detail from an embroidered skirt, with a richly ornate border, Kutch, Gujarat; 19th century.
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Embroidered handfan featuring a royal personage; 19th century.
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Exquisite circular rular showing Ganesh, Durga, Shiva-Parvati and Vishnu, Kangra; early 19th century