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Phulkari

c.1881-2
Place of origin

Woman's headcover, cotton embroidered with floss silk, Lahore, Punjab, c.1881-2

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Woman's headcover, cotton embroidered with floss silk, Lahore, Punjab, c.1881-2
Object history
1883 Register Entry: DRESS PIECE, "PHULKARI." Dark red cotton embroidered with green, white, and yellow silk, Lahore, Punjab. Modern. L. 3 ft. 6 in., W. 3 ft. 9 in. 443. (I.S.) 1883.
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Accession number
IS.443-1883

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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