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Phulkari
Phulkari

Phulkari

Artist
Date19th-early 20th c.
MediumSilk floss embroidery on handwoven cotton
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineBequest of Agnes Hulburd Conger
Object number1981.9.154
DescriptionA large chaddar, or woman's shawl, made of 4 pieces of course red cotton (khaddar cloth) hand - pieced together. Phulkari embroidery covers the entire from surface in geometric motifs of large and small diamonds, and triangles. the colors are predominately white with orange borders.
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Shawl
NW INDIA/PAKISTAN
19th-early 20th c.
Shawl
NW INDIA/PAKISTAN
19th-early 20th c.
Blouse front, unfinished
SIND, PAKISTAN
prob. 20th c.
Quilt
INDIA/PAKISTAN
19th-20th century
Quilt
INDIA/PAKISTAN
19th-20th century
Poncho or tiputa
Samoa
1892-93
Basket
Salish (NW Coast)