Vari Da Bagh
second half of 19th century (made)
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Shawl of reddish-brown cotton, embroidered with predominantly golden-yellow floss silk in darning stitch. Small areas of the borders are embroidered in magenta, purple, orange, ivory and light green. This is the type of phulkari work known as bagh, in which the geometrical pattern of the embroidery covers the whole of the ground.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton embroidered with floss silk in darning stitch |
| Brief description | Woman's headcover, cotton embroidered with floss silk, Punjab, second half of 19th century |
| Physical description | Shawl of reddish-brown cotton, embroidered with predominantly golden-yellow floss silk in darning stitch. Small areas of the borders are embroidered in magenta, purple, orange, ivory and light green. This is the type of phulkari work known as bagh, in which the geometrical pattern of the embroidery covers the whole of the ground. |
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| Credit line | Given by Begum Farkhunda Ayyub |
| Object history | Registered File number 1971/1840. |
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| Accession number | IS.25-1971 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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