Prayer mat
Artist
INDIA/PAKISTAN
Date19th - 20th century
MediumCotton
ClassificationsFurnishings
Credit LineBequest of Agnes Hulburd Conger
Object number1981.9.174B
DescriptionA medium - sized printed cotton, chintz, prayer mat made of two layers of fabric hand - stitched together, with an applied border of blue cotton on the reverse side. Printed design on front of a large, pointed archway filled with small buti and floral motifs. Background color is off - white. Design typical of prayer rugs. Printed mats were a cheaper alternative for those believers who could not afford a pile rug on which to pray 5 times a day.On View
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