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Shawl
Shawl

Shawl

Artist
Date19th-early 20th c.
MediumCotton, silk
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineBequest of Agnes Hulburd Conger
Object number1981.9.153
DescriptionA large chaddar, or women's shawl/veil composed of three long strips of coarse red cotton (khaddar cloth) pieced together. Phulkari embroidery covers the whole front surface in geometric designs of large and small diamond shapes. The colors are predominantely yellow and white.
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Shawl
NW INDIA/PAKISTAN
19th-early 20th c.
Phulkari
NW INDIA/PAKISTAN
19th-early 20th c.
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Quilt
INDIA/PAKISTAN
19th-20th century
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19th-20th century
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INDIA/PAKISTAN
19th-20th c.
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late 19th century
Shawl
INDIA, KASHMIRE
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