Vari Da Bagh
20th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Shawl of terracotta dyed khaddar (hand-woven) cotton embroidered with floss silk in darning stitched (phulkari-work). Pattern of small diamonds in gold coloured silk, embroidered in blocks of varying shades across whole field. Double borders along sides and single borders at ends of larger gold diamonds on a row of white, each row bordered by a line of magenta and purple silk.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Darning stitch in floss silk on cotton |
| Brief description | Woman's wedding heacover, cotton embroidered with floss silk, Punjab, Pakistan, early 20th century; Textiles; Clothing; Accessories |
| Physical description | Shawl of terracotta dyed khaddar (hand-woven) cotton embroidered with floss silk in darning stitched (phulkari-work). Pattern of small diamonds in gold coloured silk, embroidered in blocks of varying shades across whole field. Double borders along sides and single borders at ends of larger gold diamonds on a row of white, each row bordered by a line of magenta and purple silk. |
| Gallery label | SHAWL
Cotton, embroidered with floss silk
Punjab, Pakistan
Early 20th century
The Punjab region has a rich tradition of domestic textile-making. Phulkari, or flower-work, is a style of embroidery using shiny floss silk, and is used by women to decorate garments. The finest phulkari-work is done on special shawls like this one, which are called bagh (garden). They are traditionally begun by grandmothers on the birth of their granddaughters, to be worn on the girl’s wedding day.
IS.2-2017
Given by Dr W. Ganguly(01/08/2017) |
| Credit line | Given by Dr W. Ganguly |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.2-2017 |
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| Record created | April 29, 2015 |
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